Mexico’s Supreme Court Hires TikTok Celebrity
Guerrero Flores has a law degree from the National Autonomous University of Mexico, but became famous for his TikTok and YouTube videos
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Tláhuac and Tepito Cartels Orchestrate Trafficking of Women in Mexico City
By MARK LORENZANA Mexico City-based criminal organizations Tepito Union and the Tláhuac Cartel currently control the trafficking of persons for sexual purposes and prostitution on the streets of the country’s capital, revealed a joint report by Mexico’s Secretariat of Citizen Security (SSC) and the Attorney General’s Office (FGR). These groups have allegedly managed to venture into the trafficking of women
Read moreBuilding a Competitive North America on the Existing Foundation
OPINION By JERRY HAAR Part of an ongoing series from the Wilson Center* The second decade of the 21st century increasingly mirrors the world’s political and economic environment of a century before when nationalism, protectionism and isolationism occupied center stage in the global political economy. The key drivers of economic growth and development — neoliberal economic policies and free market-oriented institutional
Read moreBuilding North America through Digital Commerce
OPINION By IÑIGO FERNÁNDEZ BAPTISTA Part of an ongoing series from the Wilson Center* In 2006 — more than 16 years ago — in the midst of the bird flu, Jeffrey Staples published an article in Harvard Business Review stating that a pandemic could become the single greatest threat to business continuity. That prediction took solid form with the covid-19 pandemic
Read moreHow to Travel Alone and Not Feel Lonely
PUBLIFIX Many people are afraid that they are going to feel lonely when they decide to travel alone. This is a serious barrier to making the decision to live an experience abroad. However, traveling, even alone, brings so much on the cultural and professional level and allows you to meet people from all over the world. You just have to
Read moreAn Espionage Scandal and Gubernatorial Excesses
OPINION By JESSICA GUERRERO MORELIA, Michoacán — A few weeks ago, a media scandal erupted in Mexico after the announcement of an arrest warrant issued by federal authorities for well-known television host Inés Gómez Mont and her husband Victor Manuel Álvarez Puga. The Mexican government issued an international Interpol alert against the couple in order to prevent their possible flight to
Read moreGreen Party Pays Influencers for Promotion During Ban
By KELIN DILLON The Green Ecological Party of Mexico (PVEM) found itself in hot water after it became public knowledge that the party allegedly paid dozens of influencers and celebrities to promote the PVEM on their social media accounts over the weekend, despite an electoral ban in place making it illegal to do so. The 30 online socialites were purportedly
Read moreInside Monreal’s New Social Media Initiative
By KELIN DILLON National Regeneration Movement (Morena) Senator Ricardo Monreal announced on Monday, Feb. 8, the exact framework for his new initiative to regulate social networks in Mexico in his attempt to protect freedom of expression in virtual spaces. The initiative will only apply to social media networks that have and operate over one million users, deeming them “relevant” for
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By RICARDO CASTILLO Gags on Twitter and Facebook? A bill to “regulate the performance of social networks” in Mexico is due to be introduced in Congress this week by Senator Ricardo Monreal. The proposed bill would regulate social network companies like Twitter and Facebook on a national scale and would prevent them from censuring accounts of people or entities that
Read moreMexico, G20 to Create Proposal Limiting Internet Censorship
By KELIN DILLON Mexico announced Thursday, Jan. 14, that it is working to create a proposal with other nations in the Group of 20 (G20), an international group consisting of 19 countries and the European Union, to limit censorship by private social media companies following U.S. President Donald J. Trump’s controversial removal from several online platforms. Trump found himself without
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