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Mexico restores access to main government site over TorCEFR A1
3 Mar 2026
Adapted from Jacobo Nájera, Global Voices • CC BY 3.0
Photo by Jorge Aguilar, Unsplash
Level A1 – BeginnerCEFR A1
2 min
73 words
- Tor helps protect online privacy and free expression in Mexico.
- For years the Mexico government blocked Tor access to sites.
- The block affected many federal government websites and services.
- Many people in Mexico use the Tor network for privacy.
- The main federal website is open to Tor now.
- However some government services still remain blocked today.
- An earlier Tor-accessible whistleblower mailbox was closed.
- The new whistleblower system does not allow Tor access.
Difficult words
- privacy — private online information and data safety
- access — the ability to use or reach something
- whistleblower — a person who reports wrongdoing at work
- federal — relating to the national or central government
- block — an action that stops access or use
- protect — to keep someone or something safe
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Discussion questions
- Do you care about online privacy?
- Have you used a government website?
- Would you use a whistleblower system to report a problem?
