Spain: Council of Ministers voted to request investigation into X, Meta, and TikTok over alleged AI-enabled creation and dissemination of child sexual abuse material

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Council of Ministers voted to request investigation into X, Meta, and TikTok over alleged AI-enabled creation and dissemination of child sexual abuse material

On 17 February 2026, Spain's Council of Ministers voted to request the Public Prosecutor's Office to investigate and, where appropriate, prosecute potential crimes of sexual abuse material against minors on major social media platforms, including X,…

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Policy Area
Content moderation
Policy Instrument
Content moderation regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
platform intermediary: user-generated content
Implementation Level
national
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
central government

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2026-02-17
under deliberation

On 17 February 2026, Spain's Council of Ministers voted to request the Public Prosecutor's Office t…