Mexico president open to modifying telecoms bill after censorship accusations

Telecom talk and a posthumous message from the pope: Friday's mañanera recapped

After President Claudia Sheinbaum’s comprehensive telecoms reform proposal prompted criticism from industry representatives and opposition politicians, she offered to modify the controversial section of the bill at her Friday morning press conference, or mañanera. Sheinbaum insisted the objective of the legislation is not censorship, nor to exercise control over digital platforms. She also deplored the murder of a member of a Jalisco search coll…

Mexico president open to modifying telecoms bill after censorship accusations

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum called on Friday for part of a controversial telecommunications bill to be changed or eliminated, after critics said the legislation could limit free speech and permit government censorship.

The president, Claudia Sheinbaum, has ordered legislators to stop the passage of the new Telecommunications Law and to amend—or definitely remove from the bill—the controversial article that established the possibility for the government to “block” digital platforms, which provoked controversy between the opposition and the owners of the major media. The president has reiterated that her administration does not intend to censor freedom of expres…

Mexico City, Apr 25 (EFE).- Mexican president Claudia Sheinbaum promised this Friday to “correct” the bill that would allow the “temporary blocking of a digital platform,” following accusations of opposition censorship and appeals from international organizations such as the UN. “That particular article has to be modified to be clear, eliminated, that is not the objective of the law. If it creates confusion and is thought to be to censor, it has…

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resist, do not capitulate

Luis Armando Melgar, Senator Green Party, in an interview with José Cárdenas, supports President Claudia Sheinbaum's decision to pause the reform of the Telecommunications Law, which...