Spain’s youth minister floats a countrywide ban on X.
5 February 2026
Spain’s youth minister Sira Rego has intensified Madrid’s clash with Big Tech after suggesting the country may need to curb — or even ban — access to Elon Musk’s social media platform X due to the “flagrant violations of fundamental rights” taking place there.
She says the current digital space is “undemocratic” and controlled by “a few digital strongmen.”
She says the current digital space is “undemocratic” and controlled by “a few digital strongmen.”