Why Spain bans social media use by children and teenagers

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Spain has decided to ban children and adolescents under the age of 16 from using social media. As part of this decision, social media companies will soon be required to use age verification technology in Spain. The country has taken this initiative after Australia, France and Denmark to reduce the negative impact of digital platforms on children and adolescents.

“The current digital environment is not safe for children,” Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said at the World Governments Summit in Dubai on Tuesday. “Children are entering a digital space where they should not be alone. This space is full of addiction, torture, pornography, abuse and violence. We will no longer accept this situation. We will protect them from the digital Wild West.”
Under the proposed law in Spain, senior executives of social media companies will be held criminally liable for failing to promptly remove illegal or hateful content. At the same time, both individuals and platforms will be held accountable for spreading illegal content or accelerating its spread through algorithms. Sanchez said, “The promotion and spread of illegal content through algorithms will be considered a new crime. There must be a liability for spreading hatred.”

Spanish government sources have said that the process of drafting legislation in this regard will begin next week. A new monitoring system will also be introduced to prevent the spread of hate speech or hateful posts. Through this, a data-based analysis will be made of how social media platforms are inciting hatred and division.

In December, Australia became the first country in the world to ban social media for children under 16. The UK is also considering imposing such a ban. France and Denmark have announced restrictions on social media use for those under 15.

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