Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez has moved to ban social media for children under age 16, raising the ire of X owner Elon Musk

Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez has moved to ban social media for children under age 16, raising the ire of X owner Elon Musk

 NICOLAS TUCAT

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 on Tuesday, drawing a furious response from X owner Elon Musk.

"Platforms will be required to implement effective age verification systems—not just checkboxes, but real barriers that work," Sánchez told a summit in Dubai.

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