Spain to probe X, Meta, TikTok over AI-generated child sexual abuse material

Earlier this month, Pedro Sanchez announced several measures ⁠aimed at ⁠curbing online abuse and protecting children, including a proposed ban on access to social media ​platforms for those under the ​age ​of 16.

The Spanish government ⁠has ordered prosecutors ‌to investigate ​social media platforms X, Meta and TikTok for allegedly spreading AI-generated child ​sexual ⁠abuse material, Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said on Tuesday.

"These platforms ⁠are ‌undermining the mental health, dignity, and rights ‌of our children," ⁠he wrote on his X account. "The state ‌cannot allow ‌this. The impunity of ‌these giants ‌must end."

Earlier this month, Sanchez announced several measures ⁠aimed at ⁠curbing online abuse and protecting children, including a proposed ban on access to social media ​platforms for those under the ​age ​of 16.