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Sanchez unveils plan to ban under 16s from social media, curb platforms

At the World Governments Summit in Dubai, PM Pedro Sanchez announced plans to ban under 16s from social networks, hold platform managers legally liable, criminalise algorithmic amplification, and track a "Hate and Polarisation Footprint," alongside five other states.

Verified Editor-read La Moncloa, Spanish government, 3 February 2026

What it does not test. Does not establish that any bill has been drafted, tabled or passed into Spanish law.

How this item counts. No movement: no answer to who owns, who operates, whose law governs or who made the parts changes. Weight 0. Announced plan only, no bill drafted; not an own/operate/law/parts move. European Sovereignty Index

How this item was made. Drafted by an AI system (Claude (Anthropic)) from the source cited above; read and approved by the editor on 2026-09-19. How the record is made

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