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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 20261027

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...

EU, Meta and TikTok join forces after deadly mass rush to Spain’s Ceuta border

News Desk11th August 202616th August 2026

11th August 202616th August 20261011

Over 100 people were killed after tens of thousands of would-be migrants attempted to enter the Spanish enclave of Ceuta from Morocco late last month,...

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

Ben Giddings29th June 20262nd July 2026

29th June 20262nd July 20262654

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 Sánchez wears ‘Make Science Great Again’ cap in apparent swipe at Trump

News Desk30th March 20266th April 2026

30th March 20266th April 20262074

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has sparked fresh attention on both sides of the Atlantic after posting a video of himself wearing a red cap...

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

News Desk18th February 202623rd February 2026

18th February 202623rd February 20261186

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...

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 20262177

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 20262937

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...

Man in Spain jailed for a year after slapping wife during TikTok livestream

News Desk27th February 20236th March 2023

27th February 20236th March 20233355

A man in Spain who slapped his wife during a TikTok livestream was sentenced on Monday to a year in jail, even though the victim...

Brit arrested in Estepona, accused of hacking Twitter accounts in Bitcoin scam

News Desk22nd July 202125th July 2021

22nd July 202125th July 20212609

A British man has been arrested in the coastal resort town of Estepona in Andalusia, after being charged in the United States in connection with a high-profile Twitter...

Spanish TikTok star under investigation over unprotected sex and consent comments

Steph Osborn15th July 202120th July 2021

15th July 202120th July 20214828

Spanish TikTok star, Naim Darrechi, is facing an investigation after controversial comments about unprotected sex and consent in a recent video that has shocked many of...

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