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With more than 70 changes to President Claudia Sheinbaum's original initiative, the Telecommunications and Broadcasting Act was passed in Senate committees yesterday without changing the spirit of that legislation which is to close the digital divide, guarantee the rights of audiences, support social media and strengthen the country's technological sovereignty.
Morena's bench in the Senate pushed in commissions the approval of an ostensibly corrected opinion on telecommunications that, in the opinion of the PAN, still retains an "authoritarian vein." The white and orange groups voted in abstention, while the PRI's voted against it. "Now it turns out that the Opposition is going from magnification to stubbornness," protested Senator Javier Corral. "If they show us that they are right, we will recognize …
Among the changes incorporated is the removal of Article 109, which empowered the government to temporarily block digital platforms.
Martha Lucía Mícher Camarena, a senator of Morena better known as Malu Mícher, denied that the Telecommunications Act was used to spy on people and set an example for Facebook; she said so. Morena Senator participated in the first extraordinary meeting of the Public Security and Legislative Studies Commissions, where she presented her opinion on the Telecommunications Act. During her participation, Senator Malu Mícher strongly denied that with t…
The PAN bench in the Senate warned that it will only support the new Telecommunications and Broadcasting Act, if Morena and her allies agree to make two changes to the ruling. PAN senator coordinator Ricardo Anaya pointed out that the initiative, as drafted, allows authorities to access the real-time geolocation of mobile phones without a warrant, and authorizes the suspension of radio and television broadcasts by arguing violations of the right…
Staff/RG It was drafted by the very official with ambiguity and rejected most of the observations presented during the conservatories, and by the opposition. The law violates the constitution and freedom of expression, by institutionalizing prior censorship. Senate of the Republic, June 27, 2025 The PRI Parliamentary Group in the Senate of the Republic set its position against the opinion of the new Law on Telecommunications and Broadcasting app…
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