politics
February 4, 2026
Spain announces major social media crackdown
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez has announced a sweeping series of social media censorship laws
TL;DR
- Spain will ban social media use for children under 16.
- Tech executives will be held personally accountable for "hateful content" on their platforms.
- Executives failing to remove "criminal or hateful content" may face criminal charges.
- Algorithmic manipulation and amplification of illegal content will become a criminal offense.
- Spain will investigate alleged offenses by Grok, TikTok, and Instagram.
- Five other European countries are expected to pass similar legislation.
- France recently passed a bill banning under-15s from social media.
- Greece is reportedly close to announcing a similar ban.
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