By Luis De Jesus
Feb 25, 2024, 11:55 PM EST
Claudia Sheinbaum and The New York Times, which caused YouTube to remove the video of his conference because it violated its rules.
Claudia Sheinbaum reported receiving hate messages
Candidate Claudia Sheinbaum assured that she has received constant calls and hate messages on her cell phone after her number was leaked. In a statement released through her official account on the X network, the former head of Government of Mexico City expressed her indignation at the situation.
Accompanying his message, he presented a screenshot showing a comment loaded with personal attacks, in which his political integrity is questioned and he is accused of having links to drug trafficking. The comment, accompanied by defamatory hashtags, was described by politics as “crude and harmless.”
Today I have been receiving non-stop calls and hate messages (like the one I show) because someone published my cell phone number on social networks. It is obvious what they want to do, again their attacks are as crude as they are harmless. The numbers that should… pic.twitter.com/nCFXF5f7lc
— Dr. Claudia Sheinbaum (@Claudiashein) February 24, 2024
Sheinbaum urged those who attack her to direct their complaints directly to the Palace, alluding to President Andrés Manuel López Obrador, whom she refers to as her “boss.” Furthermore, she highlighted the importance of focusing on electoral polls as a true barometer of public opinion.
Xóchitl Gálvez will not change his number
Xóchitl Gálvez, for his part, decided not to change his number and highlighted the support he has also received from his followers. In a video message broadcast through
The wave of leaks was generated after President López Obrador revealed in a press conference the telephone number of Natalie Kitroeff, the newspaper’s correspondent. The New York Times. The president’s eldest son, José Ramón López, was also affected by this.
The National Institute of Transparency, Access to Information and Protection of Personal Data announced an investigation into the disclosures, which have intensified the debate on the privacy and security of personal data in Mexico, especially in a context where freedom of the press and The safety of journalists is a cause for concern.
YouTube removed the video
Andrés Manuel López Obrador denounced this Sunday what he considers an act of “censorship” by YouTube. The platform withdrew the press conference on February 22 in which the president publicly disclosed the telephone number of the newspaper’s correspondent The New York Times after the publication of an investigation into possible links between officials close to the president and his children with organized crime.
In a message shared on the social network According to the president, the removal of the material was due to it violating community standards.
The Mexican president emphasized that he came to power “not only without the support, but against the means of manipulation of the oligarchy” and rejected any alleged attempt at silencing by what he calls “the mafia of power” or “the journalism underworld.”
Due to censorship, YouTube downloaded the video of the press conference on Thursday, February 22, because, according to them, “it violates community standards.” It is an arrogant and authoritarian attitude. They are in complete decline. The Statue of Liberty has become a symbol… pic.twitter.com/Dpbn4tJBfr
— Andrés Manuel (@lopezobrador_) February 26, 2024
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