Mexico’s political elite is using lawfare tactics to target critical journalists, cartoonists, and even average citizens who dared to create or share memes on social media.
\n\nThe move sets a dangerous precedent that has grown bolder in recent years as members of the ruling party Morena have solidified their power and begun changing laws in an attempt to silence critics. One of the most recent projects led to the passage of a new law that prohibits the use of memes by citing the alleged unauthorized use of a person’s likeness or government satire. The law targets not only individuals but also social media networks that do not take down such posts.
\n\nDubbed the Anti-meme law, the move has sparked harsh criticism from various press freedom organizations claiming that the law is poorly written and open to interpretation, something that could be abused to establish censorship of any government criticism.
\n\nThe issue further came to light this week, when a Mexican court sided with Morena Congresswoman Itzul Barrera in her lawsuit against Cartoonist Francisco Navarrete over a satire he made of her. The cartoonist mocked the politician for her comments about adding a 70 percent tariff on avocados so the U.S.
Original source: https://www.breitbart.com/latin-america/
