Spain challenges social media giants on child rights.

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez clashed with social media platform owners over plans to ban social media for under-16s in the country, describing platforms as the “Wild West” and aiming to hold executives responsible for harmful content. The dispute escalated as tech billionaire Elon Musk called Sanchez a “fascist totalitarian” and Telegram founder Pavel Durov accused the government of threatening internet freedoms. Sanchez announced plans to join a European coalition to regulate social media and introduce the ban as an amendment to a bill on digital protection for minors. A majority of people in Spain support banning social media for children under 14, citing concerns about exposure to harmful content and misinformation.

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