Spain’s High Court halts temporary suspension order of Telegram’s services
#UPDATED on Monday 15 March at 20h. A Spanish judge on Monday halted his controversial order to temporarily suspend messaging app Telegram in the country...
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Spain puts temporary ban on Worldcoin eyeball scans, over privacy concerns
Spain’s privacy regulator has ordered for Worldcoin, the company that scans eyeballs to make digital IDs in exchange for crypto, to cease its operations in the...
Spanish state to acquire 10% of Telefónica following Saudi stake
The Spanish government said on Tuesday that it will acquire 10% of the country’s telecoms giant Telefónica, just months after Saudi Telecom (STC) took a significant...
Spanish media association files €550m lawsuit against Meta over data protection
A Spanish association representing 83 media outlets has filed a lawsuit against Facebook parent Meta accusing it of unfair competition in online advertising by allegedly...
Telefónica to cut 5,100 jobs in Spain by 2026 – approximately 25% of workforce
Spanish telecoms giant Telefónica is to cut nearly 5,100 jobs in its domestic market by 2026 – which equates to approximately 25% of its workforce...
Spain to ensure ‘strategic autonomy’ of Telefónica after Saudi group takes significant stake
Spain said on Wednesday that it would keep watch to ensure the ‘strategic autonomy’ of Telefónica after Saudi Telecom (STC) acquired a significant stake in...
Spain’s competition watchdog opens disciplinary case against Google
Spain’s competition watchdog, the ‘Comisión Nacional de los Mercados y la Competencia’ (CNMC) has opened a disciplinary case against Google for alleged anti-competitive practices affecting...
Amazon Web Services to invest €2.5bn in Spain over 10 years and create 1,300 jobs
Amazon Web Services (AWS), an Amazon.com company, plans to invest €2.5 billion in Spain over the next 10 years, which will create over 1,300 jobs, the...
Barcelona will continue to host Mobile World Congress until at least 2030
The Mobile World Congress (MWC), the telecom industry’s largest annual gathering, will continue to be held in Barcelona until 2030, extending its current contract by...
Pedro Sánchez presents Málaga as an EU hub for the digital sector
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez inaugurated the sixth edition of the Digital Enterprise Show (DES) in Málaga (Andalusia) on Tuesday, a congress that aims to...
