Mexico

Senator Colosio Presents Reform Initiative for Minors' Digital Safety: Senator Luis Donaldo Colosio Riojas presented an initiative to reform laws to guarantee a safe digital environment for children and adolescents, including proposals for blocking harmful content, warning labels, and strengthening parental controls.

Proposed Federal Law on the Protection of Personal Data Held by Private Parties (LFPDPPP): President Sheinbaum proposed a new federal Law on the Protection of Personal Data Held by Private Parties (LFPDPPP), which would make the Ministry of Anticorruption and Good Governance the sole competent authority, raising concerns about autonomy.

Constitutional Reform Dissolves INAI: A constitutional reform dissolved seven autonomous constitutional bodies, including the National Institute for Transparency, Access to Information, and Personal Data Protection (INAI), transferring its responsibilities to a body within the federal public administration.

SIPINNA Publishes Safe Navigation Recommendations: The Secretaría Ejecutiva (SE) of SIPINNA published recommendations for safe navigation for children and adolescents on social media and content platforms, emphasizing parental controls and platform moderation.

Deputies Pass Reform to Combat Digital Violence Against Minors: Mexico's Chamber of Deputies approved reforms and additions to support Article 76 of the General Law on the Rights of Children and Adolescents, aimed at preventing and combating cyberbullying and protecting minors from harmful content. The measure was transferred to the Senate.

Supreme Court Rules Biometric Cell Phone Registry Unconstitutional: The Supreme Court ruled that the creation of a biometric cell phone registry (PANAUT) was unconstitutional, citing infringement on privacy rights and lack of adequate safeguards.

IFT Traffic Management and Internet Administration Guidelines Effective: The Federal Telecommunications Institute’s (IFT) Traffic Management and Internet Administration Guidelines went into effect, allowing internet service providers (ISPs) to engage in the paid prioritization of traffic.

IFT Challenges Biometric Cell Phone Registry: The Federal Telecommunications Institute (IFT) challenged the creation of a problematic biometric cell phone registry (PANAUT) as unconstitutional.

Olympia Law Approved (Digital Violence Criminalized): Congress approved reforms (known as the national Olympia Law) to the General Law on Women's Access to a Life Free of Violence and the federal criminal code, criminalizing the nonconsensual sharing of intimate images ('digital violence').

General Law on the Rights of Children and Adolescents (LGDNNA) Published: The Ley General de los Derechos de Niñas, Niños y Adolescentes (LGDNNA) was published, establishing comprehensive rights for minors.

CPF Article 266 Reform (Age of Consent to 15): The last reform to CPF Article 266 equated rape with 'copula with person under fifteen years of age without violence', raising the federal age of consent for statutory rape from 12 to 15.

CPF Article 6o. Addition (Interest of the Child): An addition to CPF Article 6o. stipulated that the superior interest of the child must prevail in all applications of the law concerning crimes against children and adolescents.

CPF Chapter II (Pornography of Minors) Reformed: CPF Chapter II, 'Pornografía de Personas Menores de Dieciocho Años de Edad o de Personas que No Tienen Capacidad para Comprender el Significado del Hecho o de Personas que No Tienen Capacidad para Resistirlo', was reubicado and reformed, and Article 202 BIS was added.

Defamation Decriminalized Federally: Defamation was decriminalized at the federal level, though state-level criminal defamation statutes persist.

CPF Article 266 Reform (Age of Consent): A reform to CPF Article 266 explicitly equated rape with 'copula with person under 12 years'.

Federal Penal Code (CPF) Promulgated: The Código Penal Federal (Federal Penal Code) was originally promulgated.