Mexican authorities have formally enacted a presidential decree compelling major digital platforms—including TikTok, Meta, and X—to implement robust safeguards protecting children from violent, explicit, and otherwise harmful online content. The sweeping directive aims to fundamentally alter how international tech conglomerates moderate material targeting or accessible to minors.

Under the newly established framework, platforms are required by design to restrict exposure to content depicting violence, harassment, or sexual abuse. Furthermore, the decree mandates the immediate removal of any high-risk material associated with the profiles of minors, shifting a greater burden of responsibility onto the corporations themselves.

Mexican leader Claudia Sheinbaum purportedly stated during a press briefing that the government would actively back legislation to penalize companies failing to comply with the decree. She allegedly emphasized that if voluntary progress stalls, the measures would be strictly codified into law, compelling platforms to halt the dissemination of criminal or violent behavior.

The decree reportedly follows a violent incident in early October where two 18-year-olds attacked their former high school in Coahuila state, resulting in one fatality and multiple injuries. Government representatives indicated that digital platforms have been given a strict one-month window to achieve full compliance following prior consultations with industry stakeholders.

Source: www.aljazeera.com