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Spain Bans Social Media For Kids The Age Of Under-16: Musk Calls PM "Tyrant" & "Fascist"

Feb 05, 2026, 12:34 PM IST

Spanish PM Pedro Sánchez announced a groundbreaking bill to ban social media access (TikTok, Instagram, X/Twitter) for children under 16, requiring strict age verification systems—not just checkboxes, but real barriers. Speaking at the World Governments Summit in Dubai, he slammed platforms as a "digital Wild West" full of addiction, abuse, porn, manipulation, and violence. The plan includes: holding tech executives criminally liable for failing to remove hate speech/illegal content, making algorithm manipulation to amplify harm a crime, and creating a "hate & polarization footprint" tracker. Conservatives back it for child protection (parents & UNICEF involved), but far-right Vox calls it censorship. Elon Musk exploded on X, branding Sánchez a "tyrant," "traitor," "Dirty Sanchez" , and "true fascist totalitarian." This follows Australia's under-16 ban and similar moves eyed by UK, France, Greece. Could deactivate hundreds of thousands of teen accounts in Spain—teens upset, parents relieved. Is this vital safeguarding or state overreach? Watch for full breakdown, reactions, and global implications!

Founder gifts 4 Tata Nexon EVs to his star employees in viral video, wins praise online

Feb 04, 2026, 03:17 PM IST

In the video, the founder can be seen, apparently rewarding four employees with Tata Nexon EV car keys, a gesture that has drawn praise online

Fake delivery stunt at Zomato founder’s residence triggers online backlash

Feb 02, 2026, 05:41 PM IST

Viral Instagram reel raises alarms over privacy and residential security at luxury housing complexes.

The Gen Z Show: Gen Z consumes shorter content that requires less attention span

Feb 02, 2026, 05:38 PM IST

How do Gen Z members consume content? The BT-PRICE Gen Z Consumption Behaviour Survey finds it prefers shorter formats that require less attention spans.

OpenAI plans to tackle bot activity with biometric-based social network platfrom

Feb 02, 2026, 04:12 PM IST

OpenAI is rumoured to build a social media platform that may prevent bot problem.

From Likes to Riches: Tracking the rise of contentpreneurs

Jan 29, 2026, 03:44 PM IST

As Gen Z content creators turn their influence into enterprise, work and income are getting redefined in India's digital economy.

Meta sees 2026 capex surging up to $135 billion on AI infrastructure push

Jan 29, 2026, 11:40 AM IST

The Facebook and Instagram owner reported revenue of $59.89 billion for the fourth quarter and $200.97 billion for full-year 2025, representing year-over-year growth of 24% and 22%, respectively.

Across travel, hospitality and F&B, young consumers are chasing ‘TFW’

Jan 28, 2026, 04:05 PM IST

Across travel, hospitality, and food and beverage, India's Gen Z is reshaping how they discover, design, and share their leisure experiences.

Instagram may be developing a paid tier that reveals who isn’t following you back

Jan 23, 2026, 05:31 PM IST

Instagram may allow users to check a list of people who don't follow them back, or create unlimited audience lists.

Netflix to redesign its app in quest to compete with Instagram and YouTube for 'daily engagement'

Jan 21, 2026, 12:52 PM IST

Netflix has announced plans for a significant redesign of its mobile application, aiming to increase daily user engagement and compete directly with social media apps like YouTube Shorts and Instagram.

Instagram resolves widespread password reset email glitch, claims there was no breach.

Jan 12, 2026, 07:14 PM IST

Instagram has clarified via X (formerly Twitter) that it has fixed a password reset email glitch and that there was no system breach.