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Spain asks prosecutors to investigate X, Meta & TikTok over AI-created child pornography

News Desk18th February 202623rd February 2026

18th February 202623rd February 2026369

Spain’s left-leaning coalition government said on Tuesday that6 it will ask prosecutors to examine X, Meta and TikTok over potential offences linked to AI-generated child...

Telegram founder slams Sánchez over ‘dangerous’ plans that ‘threaten internet freedom’ for under-16s

News Desk5th February 202611th February 2026

5th February 202611th February 2026689

Telegram founder Pavel Durov on Wednesday lined up with fellow tech billionaire Elon Musk in criticising Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez, accusing him of pursuing...

Musk calls Sánchez a ‘fascist totalitarian’ and ‘tyrant and traitor to the people of Spain’ in new clash

News Desk4th February 20269th February 2026

4th February 20269th February 20261211

Elon Musk, the billionaire owner of Tesla and the social media platform X, has branded Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez a ‘tyrant and traitor to...

Spain will seek to prohibit children aged under 16 from accessing social media

News Desk3rd February 20269th February 2026

3rd February 20269th February 20261550

Spain will seek to prohibit children under the age of 16 from accessing social media and require platforms to introduce age-verification systems, Prime Minister Pedro...

Spanish government approves draft law to crack down on AI deepfakes and image misuse

News Desk15th January 202619th January 2026

15th January 202619th January 20261883

The Spanish government on Tuesday signed off on draft legislation aimed at tackling AI–generated deepfakes and tightening rules around consent for the use of images,...

Pedro Sánchez vows not to quit, and presents 15-point anti-corruption plan

News Desk9th July 202517th July 2025

9th July 202517th July 20252864

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez on Wednesday pledged ‘not to throw in the towel’, despite a damaging corruption scandal engulfing his socialist PSOE party. Rather...

Opposition party’s ‘Corruption Island’ video angers Dominican Republic

News Desk9th March 202512th March 2025

9th March 202512th March 20252011

Spain’s main right-wing opposition party, the People’s Party (PP), has taken down an AI-generated attack video titled ‘Corruption Island’ which portrayed a shirtless Prime Minister Pedro...

AI and trade tensions take centre stage at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona

News Desk3rd March 202510th March 2025

3rd March 202510th March 20251725

The world’s largest wireless technology event began on Monday in Barcelona, with the enthusiasm surrounding AI’s potential to revolutionise devices colliding with concerns over escalating...

Undersea cable linking USA & Spain from FB’s Meta ‘part of plan linking 5 continents’

News Desk19th February 202525th February 2025

19th February 202525th February 20252563

Facebook and Instagram parent company Meta has said it will lay an undersea cable stretching across five continents to carry data, including for developing Artificial...

Spain overhauls ‘VioGén’ programme used to identify potential victims of domestic violence

News Desk17th January 202523rd January 2025

17th January 202523rd January 20252948

The Spanish government has unveiled significant updates to a programme that uses an algorithm to identify potential repeat victims of domestic violence. The decision comes...

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