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Mexico audience rights proposal under debate

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The Mexican government’s draft *Lineamientos Generales para la Protección de los Derechos de las Audiencias* remains ~~open for~~ under debate, with a public ~~comment until~~ consultation period running from 27 July to 21 August 2026. The ~~rules~~ regulations, signed into decree by President Claudia Sheinbaum, would require radio and TV concessionaires to separate news, ~~opinion~~ opinion, and advertising, ~~use on‑screen markers for opinion pieces, prohibit false or de‑contextualised information, and guarantee a right of reply for audiences. Each broadcaster must~~ adopt ~~a code~~ codes of ethics, and appoint an independent ~~audience‑defender, and~~ audience defenders. While the ~~regulator (CRT) could levy fines of up to 1% of annual revenue for violations. President‑elect Claudia Sheinbaum and legal adviser Luisa María Alcalde present~~ ruling Morena party defends the measures as ~~safeguards for truthful,~~ essential tools to combat disinformation and ensure plural ~~information. Support also comes from some legislators who see the framework as a tool against disinformation. Critics – opposition parties,~~ information, critics argue they facilitate censorship. Chihuahua Governor Maru Campos has warned the ~~judicial association JUFED, former presidents Vicente Fox and Felipe Calderón, as well~~ government would act as ~~U.S. news outlets Fox News~~ “judge and ~~CNN – warn~~ party,” while PAN state leaders in Chihuahua compared the ~~proposal could become~~ initiative to media laws in Venezuela. The Archdiocese Primada de México also issued a ~~censorship instrument~~ warning via its “Desde la Fe” editorial, stating that ~~lets the federal government~~ regulations must not allow any authority to decide ~~what is true. Opposition has intensified from media-rights groups such as Article 19 and~~ the ~~Red en Defensa de los Derechos Digitales (R3D), who warn the proposal concentrates regulatory power in an executive-linked body and lacks clear methodology. Governor María Eugenia “Maru” Campos~~ “truth, legitimacy or acceptability of ~~Chihuahua has also stated~~ opinions.” Support for the ~~draft would allow~~ reform continues from within the ~~executive to act~~ administration; Deputy María Antonieta Pérez Reyes recently advocated for the measures in Ciudad Juárez, framing them as ~~judge and party. In response~~ a way to ~~feedback from organizations like~~ increase media accountability against disinformation campaigns. Broader concerns regarding media freedom have also emerged. Reports, including analysis in the ~~Chamber of~~ Wall Street Journal, suggest the ~~Radio and Television Industry (CIRT), President~~ Sheinbaum ~~has indicated~~ administration is continuing a ~~willingness to modify~~ trend of eroding democratic pluralism. These critiques allege the ~~guidelines. However, she clarified that certain requirements, such as~~ Morena party is using state power to dismantle protections for individual liberty through the ~~mandatory code~~ control of ~~ethics~~ previously independent institutions and legislative changes affecting the ~~appointment of an audience defender, remain non-negotiable.~~ judiciary.

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