All Europe should adopt the steps that Pedro Sanchez, Spain’s prime minister, suggested

All EU countries should follow in the footsteps of Spain’s Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez, who proposed measures that would prevent social networks from poisoning the political process in their respective countries, and will also protect children from the harmful effects of social media on brain development 

El País has an article about this story:
Elon Musk calls Pedro Sánchez a ‘tyrant and traitor to the people of Spain.’
https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-02-03/elon-musk-calls-pedro-sanchez-a-tyrant-and-traitor-to-the-people-of-spain.html
“The billionaire lashed out with insults after the government introduced five new rules for social‑media platforms and their executives.”
“Elon Musk, the billionaire and owner of the social network X, has called Pedro Sánchez a “tyrant and traitor to the people of Spain” after the Spanish prime minister announced five measures aimed at ending impunity for social‑media platforms and their executives, and at protecting minors from their harmful effects.”

And here is the Twitter/X announcement from Pedro Sanchez:
https://xcancel.com/clashreport/status/2018650388371521787?
Starting next week, my government will implement the following actions:
First, we will change the law in Spain to hold platform executives legally accountable for many infringements taking place on their sites.
Second, we will turn algorithmic manipulation and amplification of illegal content into a new criminal offense.
Third, we will implement a hate and polarization footprint system to track, quantify, and expose how digital platforms fuel division and amplify hate.
Fourth, Spain will ban access to social media for minors under the age of 16. Platforms will be required to implement effective age verification systems — not just checkboxes, but real barriers that work.
Fifth and last, my government will work with our public prosecutor to investigate and pursue the infringement committed by Grok, TikTok, and Instagram.