Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez carried out five measures against critical issues of the digital space, describing social media as a “failed state.”
In his speech at the World Government Summit in Dubai, Sanchez cited the pressing threat because of social media.
According to Sanchez, social platforms made laws be ignored, disinformation thrive, and hate speech prevalent.
Thus, the Spanish Prime Minister announced that something must be done to combat the problem by carrying out rules for everyone’s protection.
According to Sanchez, there are five key approaches his administration will focus on starting next week.
First by holding platform executives criminally liable for failing to remove illegal or hateful content.
At the same time, making algorithmic amplification of illegal content a new criminal offense.
They will also develop a tool to track and quantify how digital platforms fuel division and amplify hate, leading to legal, financial, and moral penalties.
On the other hand, Spain will work with public prosecutors to investigate and pursue infringements committed by Grok, TikTok, and Instagram.
Lastly, they seek to impose a social media ban for minors under 16 to protect children from pornography and violence.
It can be recalled that Australia established a world first in December when it banned young teenagers from some of the world’s most popular platforms, including Facebook, Instagram, and TikTok.
As he closed his speech, Sanchez said these measures were made to carry a healthy and democratic space toward a good social media in Spain.