Tesla CEO Elon Musk. Reuters
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Firstpost04-02-2026, 07:48

Musk Calls Spanish PM Sanchez a 'Tyrant' Over Proposed Social Media Ban for Teens

  • Elon Musk labeled Spanish PM Pedro Sanchez a "tyrant" and "fascist totalitarian" after Sanchez proposed a social media ban for under-16s.
  • Sanchez aims to protect children from the "digital wild west" and hold tech companies accountable for harmful content, citing social media as a "failed state."
  • The proposed measures include requiring effective age verification systems and making platform executives legally accountable for infringements.
  • Sanchez accused Musk's platform X of amplifying disinformation regarding his government's decision to regularize 500,000 undocumented workers.
  • Musk's strong reaction is part of a broader frustration, also seen in his lashing out at French authorities over police raids on X's Paris offices.

Why It Matters: Elon Musk criticizes Spanish PM Sanchez as a 'tyrant' for proposing a social media ban for teens.

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