Mexico
Mexico Speeds Up Biometric ID Rollout
Every Mexican with a cell phone has until July to hand over their fingerprints, iris scans, and facial data to a government whose last two attempts at phone registration ended in a data leak and a Supreme Court smackdown.
Mexico Mandates Biometric SIM Registration for All Phone Numbers
Mexico is six months away from building a surveillance system that knows the face behind every phone call in the country.
Mexico Bill Proposes Prison for AI Memes Mocking Public Figures
A law meant to curb digital abuse instead risks criminalizing Mexico’s sharpest political tradition; laughing at power.
Federal Tribunal in Yucatán Suspends Biometric Data Collection for Mexico’s National ID System
A digital ID meant to streamline the state is running headfirst into the country’s constitutional past.
Mexico Mandates Biometric Digital ID by 2026
Mexico mandates biometric CURP IDs with fingerprints, iris scans, and photos under Claudia Sheinbaum’s national ID overhaul.
Truth+ Goes Global
Truth+ aims to turn its fight against Big Tech into a global streaming play.
Gabriel Quadri Appeals to Inter-American Human Rights Commission in Landmark Free Speech Case Against Mexico
His case may redefine the limits of political expression in an era of rigid gender legislation.
Mexican Government Ignores Human Rights Inquiry Into Politician’s Conviction for Gender-Related Posts on X
The Inter-American Commission moves forward in a case that could set a precedent for free speech and gender policy in Mexico.
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum Demands Google Restore “Gulf of Mexico” Name, Threatens Legal Action
Sheinbaum’s demand is rare, as leaders seldom challenge name changes that don’t affect their own country. Google Maps in Mexico, still list it as the Gulf of Mexico.
UN Amplifies Campaign Against “Disinformation” and AI Through Global Governance Frameworks
The UN shifts focus from peacekeeping to AI regulation, censorship, and digital ID frameworks under its Global Communications agenda.
Mexico: Congressman Charged With “Violence” for X Posts Receives International Rights Groups Attention
Civil liberties and free speech groups are demanding answers from the Mexican government.
Eye-Ball Scanning Digital ID Company Worldcoin Integrates With Reddit, Telegram, and More
The controversial technology is hitting more apps.