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While promoting the proposal to prohibit access to social networks for minors under 16 years of age, the Government of Pedro Sánchez urged the Prosecutor's Office to investigate three social media platforms for the alleged dissemination of material considered harmful, especially for this population group.
As European regulators intensify scrutiny of big technology companies for harmful and illegal content, Spain announced that it will investigate them on its own.
The Government ordered the Prosecutor's Office to investigate X, owned by billionaire Elon Musk; the Chinese company TikTok and Meta Platforms, the parent company of Facebook, to hold them responsible for harmful content for children created by their artificial intelligence platforms.
Elma Saiz, spokesperson for the Government of Spain and Minister of Migration, revealed that in 11 days at least three million nude images have been generated using artificial intelligence, "many of them of minors."
"From now on, the Ministry of the Presidency, Justice and Relations with the Courts will ask the State Attorney General's Office to investigate and, where appropriate, pursue these possible crimes of digital sexual violence on the main social networks," he stated.
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The European Commission blessed the initiative. Specifically, it considered that, as it is a criminal action, the Spanish Government's request to the Prosecutor's Office is compatible with the European Digital Services Law (DSA).
"It will be seen, but it could definitely be compatible," said community spokesperson Thomas Regnier during the institution's daily press conference.
Both the community bloc and other countries have launched a broader offensive against online platforms in recent months. Regulators accuse them of practices ranging from anti-competitive behavior in digital advertising to the deliberate design of addictive features.
Also on Tuesday, Ireland's Data Protection Commission announced the opening of a formal investigation into Grok, X's AI chatbot, over its processing of personal data and its potential to generate harmful sexualized images and videos, including of children.
This entity is the main regulator of the European Union for X, since the operations of the American company for the common area are based in Ireland.
With Reuters and EFE
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