Mexico age verification decree: what platforms must do (2026)

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Review evidence: 3,056 posts in March 2026; 671 shared March 14, 2026; preceding six-month median 13.5. Reviewed August 9, 2026.

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Mexico’s Decree on Safe Digital Environments for Girls, Boys and Adolescents took effect on 14 October 2026, requiring digital platforms that enable user interaction or content sharing, including social networks, video games, and app stores, to protect users under 18 from harmful material such as sexual exploitation, pornography, bullying, hate speech, criminal glorification, self-harm, and eating-disorder content. Platforms must implement reliable and secure age-identification mechanisms that go beyond self-declaration, provide strict privacy and safety defaults for new accounts, offer parental controls and accessible reporting tools, conduct risk assessments, remove prohibited content promptly, preserve relevant evidence, and maintain a 24/7 authority contact point. They must document and report their compliance actions within 30 calendar days of the decree’s entry into force, with the deadline interpreted as approximately 12 or 13 November 2026, although the decree does not specify the reporting recipient, format, approved verification methods, or penalties. The government has described the measure as mandatory but non-punitive and indicated that future legislation could introduce sanctions, while platforms are advised to address privacy obligations carefully, particularly when using selfies, biometric indicators, identity documents, or government-record checks for age assurance.

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