MEXICO CITY, March 11 (Xinhua) -- The Mexican government and major digital platforms, including Google, Meta, TikTok, and YouTube, have reached an agreement to prevent digital violence against women, Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum announced Wednesday.
"It is an initial agreement, it is voluntary, but it allows the Ministry of Women (of Mexico) to be in permanent contact with the platforms," Sheinbaum said during her press conference at the National Palace.
The pact aims to establish protocols for removing content that promotes harassment or violates the dignity of women. It also creates communication mechanisms to ensure faster responses to reports of offensive or violent material.
The collaboration will be implemented in two phases, focusing initially on prevention through digital education before moving to concrete intervention and the removal of offensive content, explained Citlalli Hernandez, head of the Ministry of Women.
This initiative is part of a broader national strategy to eradicate all forms of violence against women, said Hernandez, adding that common forms of digital aggression include non-consensual sexual proposals, identity theft, and unauthorized distribution of intimate images. ■
