# Mexico Orders Social Networks to Remove Violent Content

> Mexican President orders social platforms to delete violent school content within a month.
- Title: Mexico Orders Social Networks to Remove Violent Content
- Summary: Mexican President orders social platforms to delete violent school content within a month. Mexico's president mandates social networks remove violent content…
- Keywords: mexico, social media, violence, school attacks, claudia sheinbaum, meta, tiktok, apple, microsoft, news, world, Orders
- Source: The Straits Times — https://straitstimes.com/world/mexico-gives-social-networks-one-month-to-remove-violent-content
- Published: 2026-10-15T02:03:00+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: mexico, social media, violence, school attacks, claudia sheinbaum, meta, tiktok, x, apple, microsoft, news, world
## Mexican President Orders Platforms
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum ordered Meta, TikTok, X, Apple and Microsoft to remove violent content on social networks within a month.
## Recent School Attacks
Two people killed and several injured in school attacks over two weeks, including a teacher shot dead in Oaxaca.
## Violence Linked to Social Media
President Sheinbaum linked recent violent attacks to 'behaviour associated with communication on social media'.

> behaviour associated with communication on social media
## Key takeaway

Mexico's president mandates social networks remove violent content linked to school attacks within 30 days.