“Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez sharply responded to the words of Telegram founder Pavel Durov, who criticized his decision to ban social networks for children under 16.”, — write: www.pravda.com.ua
Source: “European Truth”, Sanchez on the X Network
Details: As the head of the Spanish government noted, criticism from the owners of technology companies is a sign that the decision to ban social networks under the age of 16 is the right one.
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“Let the techno-oligarchs bark, Sancho, it’s a sign that we’re riding,” Sanchez wrote.
Before that, the Russian businessman and founder of Telegram Pavel Durov published a message in his messenger, in which he called Spain’s decision a precedent “for tracking the identity of each user.” Durov also claims that the innovation will be a tool to suppress the opposition.
“Stay vigilant, Spain. Demand transparency and fight for your rights,” the businessman wrote.
Spanish Transport Minister Oscar Puente also responded to Durov’s criticism.
“Today is a good day to remove Telegram from my phone. It was never very useful for me. So the loss is small, if not zero,” the minister wrote on his X account.
Puente ended his message with the Russian word “for now”, referring to the founder of Telegram.
We will remind, on Tuesday, February 3, the Prime Minister of Spain Pedro Sanchez announced on Tuesday about intent to deny access to social networks for persons under the age of 16. Sánchez also announced other measures to strengthen control over digital platforms, as well as accountability for their executives for violations.
As you know, the ban on the use of social networks for children under the age of 16 considers and Great Britain.
It was reported that Denmark too plans to introduce strict restrictions on youth access to social networks.