According to information from the National Institute of Statistics and Geography (Inegi) in 2023, around 9.8 million women were victims of cyberbullying, but also 7.6 million men reported some form of digital violence. Article 287 Third of the Penal Code establishes prison sentences and fines for those who violate the privacy of personal accounts or access personal information without consent.
Meanwhile, the Olimpia Law, approved in Puebla in 2018 and subsequently throughout the country, provides for prison sentences and fines for those who record, photograph, or disseminate intimate images of people without their consent. The most common form of cyberbullying includes contact through fake identities, offensive messages, and sexual content, with Durango, Oaxaca, and Puebla reporting the highest cases and Guerrero, Sinaloa, and Mexico City the lowest.
The organization Luchadoras, which works to create safe digital spaces, received more than 2,000 support requests between 2020 and 2023, with a high percentage of women and LGBT+ individuals. The report highlights that 68.58% of the documented attacks are related to harassment, threats, and non-consensual dissemination of intimate content, involving the use of intimate content shared during trusting relationships.
Deputy Lilia Aguilar from the Labor Party presented an initiative against digital violence in the last legislature and plans to present it again. Activist Susana Coeto, a candidate for the mayoralty of Cuajimalpa, has been a victim of digital violence and emphasizes the need for harsher penalties for those who perpetuate such types of violence.
