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Spain to ban social media for minors, pursue criminal action against platforms

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Spain is moving toward banning minors from social media and pursuing stronger legal action against major platforms, Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez announced. Speaking at the World Governments Summit in Dubai on Tuesday, Sánchez said social media platforms have become a “failed state” and argued that g…

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  1. Breitbart News

    Spain Eyes Joining Other Nations in Children's Social Media Ban (opens Breitbart News)

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    Spain plans to ban social media access for children under 16 to shield young people from the harms of online content.

  2. The Guardian

    Spain to ban social media for under-16s as prime minister vows to ‘hold social media executives accountable’ – Europe live (opens The Guardian)

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    Pedro Sánchez will seek ban following similar moves in Australia and France

  3. Digital Journal

    Spain to seek social media ban for under-16s (opens Digital Journal)

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    Spain will seek to ban social media for under-16s to protect them from harmful content such as pornography and violence, Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez said

  4. Gizmodo

    Spain to Ban Under-16s on Social Media as the World Goes All in on Age Verification (opens Gizmodo)

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    Spain, Australia, and other countries are pushing social media age crackdowns to protect kids from the internet.

  5. New York Post

    Spain, Greece weigh teen social media bans as Europe hardens attitude against ‘addictive,’ ‘harmful’ technology platforms (opens New York Post)

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    Spain and Greece proposed bans on social media use by teenagers, aligning with other European nations against technology platforms they claim are designed to be addictive and have harmful content.

  6. Al-Monitor

    Spain to ban social media access for children under 16 (opens Al-Monitor)

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    MADRID, Feb 3 (Reuters) - Spain will ban access to social media for minors under 16 and platforms will be required to implement age verification systems, Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said on Tuesday at the World Government Summit in Dubai.

  7. CNN

    ‘We will protect them from the digital Wild West.’ Another country will ban social media for under-16s (opens CNN)

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    Spain will ban social media for under-16s and require platforms to employ strict age verification tools, joining Australia, France and Denmark in moves to curb the influence of digital platforms on children.

  8. Engadget

    Spain set to ban social media for children under 16 (opens Engadget)

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    Spain will join Australia in banning social media for children.

  9. CNET

    Spain Follows Australia in Banning Children From Social Media. Crackdown Could Begin Next Week (opens CNET)

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    The new law will ban anyone younger than 16 from using social media apps in Spain.

  10. Al-Monitor

    Greece to soon announce social media ban for children under 15, government source says (opens Al-Monitor)

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    ATHENS, Feb 3 (Reuters) - Greece is "very close" to announcing a social media ban for children aged under 15, a senior government source told Reuters on Tuesday.Spain said on Tuesday that it plans to ban social media for those aged under 16 and will create a law to hold social media executives perso…

  11. Time

    What to Know About Spain’s Under-16 Social Media Ban (opens Time)

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    Spain joins a growing list of countries, like Australia and France, that have moved to curb kids’ social media access.

  12. BNO News

    Spain to ban social media for minors, pursue criminal action against platforms (opens BNO News)

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    Spain is moving toward banning minors from social media and pursuing stronger legal action against major platforms, Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez announced. Speaking at the World Governments Summit in Dubai on Tuesday, Sánchez said social media platforms have become a “failed state” and argued that g…

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