Mexican state uses AI law to arrest online critics

Jun 2, 2026 - 12:00
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Mexican state uses AI law to arrest online critics
A man in a suit sits at a desk next to a Mexican flagh to his right.

Authorities in the Mexican state of San Luis Potosí recently arrested two people linked to a Facebook page critical of the local government under a new artificial intelligence law that human rights and press freedom groups warn is being used to suppress political dissent.