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#violencia digital

Here you’ll find reporting on online harassment, threats, doxxing, non-consensual content sharing, and other tech-enabled attacks affecting people, organizations, and public spaces across Latin America. The coverage also looks at investigation, prevention, support, and policy responses through a cybersecurity lens.

Mexico advances cybersecurity laws

Mexico is weighing bills on AI, cybersecurity, digital violence, and digital payments, with changes tied to data

Sep 11, 2026 · 3 min

Mexican Senate reviews AI laws

Mexico’s Senate is weighing reforms on AI, digital violence and personal data, with penalties for fake intimate content and rules for minors.

Sep 9, 2026 · 3 min

Argentina advances data law, Ema Law moves ahead

A new data bill would expand its reach to foreign companies. In Buenos Aires, the Ema Law cleared a lower-house vote on digital violence.

Sep 2, 2026 · 3 min

Brazil, Chile and Buenos Aires move on data laws

Brazil sped up a Senate bill, Chile may delay its data law, and Buenos Aires advanced the Ema Law on digital violence.

Sep 2, 2026 · 3 min

Mexican Senate logs cybercrime reform bill

Mexico’s Senate has filed a bill to amend the federal penal code and define digital conduct tied to online violence.

Aug 26, 2026 · 3 min

Chile Approves Deepfake Regulation Bill

Chile’s lower house approved a bill regulating AI-generated content and deepfakes. Data protection fines could reach 4% of annual revenue.

Aug 26, 2026 · 4 min

Uruguay Advances on Data and Online Gambling Laws

Uruguay is pushing online gambling rules, while Inmujeres adapts a model law on digital violence and open finance moves ahead.

Aug 25, 2026 · 4 min

Chile weighs data, AI and security laws

Chile is advancing bills on data breach reporting, AI, digital violence and a security reform with powers over communications.

Aug 25, 2026 · 3 min

Argentina Congress reviews AI and cyber bills

Argentina’s Congress and provincial legislatures are moving on AI, deepfakes, digital violence and autonomous vehicles, with no national law yet.

Aug 25, 2026 · 3 min

Chile speeds up Safe Digital Environments bill

Chile has given urgent status to a bill protecting minors online, with amendments due by Aug. 28 and a focus on platforms.

Aug 23, 2026 · 2 min

Mexico speeds up data and AI laws

Edomex and Mexico City move on new data and digital violence rules, while Congress still has pending cyber and AI bills.

Aug 17, 2026 · 3 min

Peru toughens penalties for AI deepfakes

Peru already punishes AI-driven sexual content. A 2025 law added two- to six-year sentences and harsher penalties for other cybercrimes.

Aug 11, 2026 · 4 min

Mendoza, Salta Advance Digital Security Bills

Mendoza advanced a cybercrime bill, while Salta debated a plan to address cyberbullying and digital violence in schools.

Aug 11, 2026 · 1 min

Santa Fe, Salta Advance Digital Law Push

Santa Fe passed the Ema Law, while Salta opened debate on digital gambling. A national bill also targets AI-enabled crimes.

Aug 5, 2026 · 3 min

Sincelejo probes intimate video leak

Authorities in Sincelejo are investigating the alleged spread of hundreds of intimate photos and videos on Telegram.

Jul 26, 2026 · 2 min