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EU proposes social media ban for under-13s as Sánchez says Europe is standing up to ‘techno-oligarchs’

News Desk16th September 202621st September 2026

16th September 202621st September 20261094

The European Union has unveiled plans to prevent children under 13 from using social media and introduce progressively tighter safeguards for teenagers, in what would...

Spain’s PISA scores fall to record lows as reading, maths and science decline

News Desk8th September 202614th September 2026

8th September 202614th September 20261539

Spain’s education system has recorded its weakest results since the international PISA assessments began in 2000, with 15- and 16-year-old students losing ground in reading,...

Spotlight: social media bans – imperfect steps in the right direction

Ben Giddings29th June 20262nd July 2026

29th June 20262nd July 20262753

On 15 June 2026, UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced that children under 16 will be banned from social media. Snapchat, TikTok, YouTube, Instagram, Facebook,...

Spain’s health minister rebukes US ‘interference’ over euthanasia, warns ‘we will not allow disinformation’

News Desk3rd April 20269th April 2026

3rd April 20269th April 20261734

Spain’s health minister on Thursday criticised what she described as US ‘interference’ after an American official called for an investigation into the euthanasia of a...

Spain to launch system tracking hate speech and polarisation on social media

News Desk13th March 202617th March 2026

13th March 202617th March 20261819

The Spanish government has unveiled a new tool designed to track and measure hate speech across social media platforms, as part of a wider strategy...

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

News Desk5th February 202611th February 2026

5th February 202611th February 20261631

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 20262188

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 20262957

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...

Sánchez to Musk: ‘Mars can wait. Humanity can’t’ – in defence of Spain’s migrant policy

News Desk30th January 20265th February 2026

30th January 20265th February 20262656

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has publicly defended his government’s proposal to grant legal status to undocumented migrants after a brief exchange with Elon Musk...

Spanish PM Sánchez calls for EU to end anonymous social media accounts

News Desk23rd January 202528th January 2025

23rd January 202528th January 20252568

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez proposed ending anonymity for social media users on Wednesday, and forcing tech tycoons to provide accountability if their platforms ‘poison...

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