Mexico is preparing a decree to require social media platforms to remove content that incites violence, the government announced on Friday, one day after a stabbing attack at a school that left one dead.
Armed attacks in schools are rare in Mexico, a country plagued by drug-related violence, but they have been occurring more frequently in recent years.
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On Thursday, two 18-year-olds killed the vice principal of an educational establishment with a knife and injured three other people in the industrial city of Torreon, in the state of Coahuila, which borders the United States.
"There are some similar episodes that have occurred in the country in recent years, there are three or four," said President Claudia Sheinbaum in her daily press conference.
The decree that her administration is preparing seeks to establish obligations for digital platforms "regarding the detection, reporting, and timely removal of content and comments that directly incite violence," explained Security Secretary Omar García Harfuch at the conference.
Another stabbing attack occurred on Wednesday at a secondary school in the state of Queretaro, in the center of the country. Three employees and a minor were wounded by a student and are out of danger.
In both cases, "similarities" were found related to "behavior linked to communication through social media," said Sheinbaum.
In March, a 15-year-old student was apprehended in the state of Michoacan (west) accused of shooting two teachers to death at a private school. In September 2025, a 19-year-old killed a classmate with a bladed weapon at an educational center in the capital.
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