New Agreement with Meta, Tik Tok / Lawsuit Against Elon Musk

New Agreement With Digital Platforms. President Claudia Sheinbaum announced that the Ministry of Women reached a voluntary agreement with digital platforms, including TikTok and Meta, to prevent and address online violence against women. 

The agreement, led by Minister Citlali Hernández, establishes permanent communication channels between the government and digital companies to handle complaints and develop response protocols for removing images or posts that harm women. "It is a first agreement; it is voluntary, but it allows the Ministry of Women to remain in permanent contact with the platforms," Sheinbaum said, adding she could be the first to use the new reporting mechanism, citing digital aggressions against herself.

Notably, X did not join the agreement, with the platform arguing it has no offices in Mexico and therefore did not participate in the dialogue meetings. The Ministry of Women described X as one of the platforms with the highest presence of hate speech and digital violence against women, and said the government would continue seeking mechanisms to engage the company.

Lawsuit Against Elon Musk. Sheinbaum announced she will not pursue a civil lawsuit against Elon Musk, Owner, X, following posts in which Musk insinuated the president answers to drug cartel interests. "I made the decision not to file a complaint, not to present the civil lawsuit in this case. We will see if it continues; we will reassess." 

Rather than legal action, Sheinbaum called for a national debate on the limits of free expression online, platform accountability and the impact of social media on children, proposing the discussion involve parents, schools, legislators, and public institutions. She acknowledged the complexity of regulating globally operating companies under national frameworks, adding that advances in AI make the conversation increasingly urgent.

Electoral Reform. President Sheinbaum said the decision to approve or reject the proposal rests with legislators. She expressed satisfaction, stating she had fulfilled her campaign pledge to submit the reform.

The reform restructures proportional representation in the Chamber of Deputies, eliminates proportional seats in the Senate, and cuts funding by 25% for the INE, local electoral authorities, and political parties. Additional measures include strengthened oversight through coordination between electoral bodies and financial intelligence authorities, mandatory disclosure labels on campaign materials produced with AI, reduced campaign broadcast time, same-day initiation of district vote counts, expanded participatory democracy mechanisms, and the restoration of the no-re-election principle. So far, the Green Party, PAN, PRI, and Labor Party have announced their opposition to the reform.