Mexico Lets ISPs Cut Households' Internet

Updated: 2026.11.07 12H ago 1 sources
Mexico’s Senate approved a copyright reform that requires internet providers to publish a repeat‑infringer termination policy and makes failure to do so a path to liability and fines; the rule allows ISPs to suspend the actual internet connection (not just an account) and takes effect 180 days after official publication. The law leaves key terms undefined (what counts as a repeat infringer) and delegates threshold‑setting to providers, creating potential household cut‑offs and uneven due‑process outcomes. — This shifts copyright enforcement from courts and platforms onto connectivity providers, creating a precedent for policing speech and behavior via service disconnection and raising constitutional, consumer‑protection, and geopolitical trade questions.

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Mexico's Senate Approves ISP Rules To Disconnect Persistent Online Pirates
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Senate vote (two‑thirds), President Claudia Sheinbaum's administration proposed alignment with USMCA, regulator (IMPI) can fine ~4.7M pesos, ISPs named (Telmex, Izzi), 180‑day implementation window and lack of legal definition for 'repeat infringer'.
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