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SPAIN has launched a probe to investigate AI-generated images that depict child abuse on social networks, as the crackdown against tech platforms intensifies.
The announcement was made by Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez on Tuesday. X, Meta The following are some examples of how to get started: TikTok now facing investigation over what he called the ‘possible creation and spread of child pornography via AI.’
The probe is part of an broader campaign against US tech giants and comes days after Sanchez revealed his plans to implement a national ban on social media use for all children below 16.
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Then, you can also find out more about the following: X Sanchez posted early on Tuesday: “These platforms are harming mental health and dignity of our sons, daughters, and their rights.”
The State cannot tolerate this. “The impunity of giants must be ended.”
Sanchez announced five measures on February 6 to tighten social media regulations in Spain.
In his speech, he claimed that X users had employed the platform’s AI, Grok, to generate three million ‘sexualised’ images in just 11 days – including more than 23,000 ‘involving minors.’
He said, “Today, children are exposed by themselves to an environment of abuse, violence, pornography and manipulation.
“We won’t accept that anymore.” “We will protect them from digital wild west.”
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Sanchez’s measures included age verification across all platforms, and a greater accountability of tech executives.
The PM said that he also wanted Spain’s court to consider algorithm manipulation and spreading illegal material on social networks as criminal offences.
The move drew criticism from tech billionaire Elon Musk, who blasted Spain’s leader as a ‘tyrant’, a ‘traitor of the people of Spain,’ and a ‘fascist.’
Sanchez hit back, saying Spain would not be ‘cowed by tech-oligarchs of the algorithm.’
Last Tuesday, French authorities carried out a search. XMusk was called to testify in an investigation of algorithm manipulation, possible foreign interference and Musk’s Paris office as part of the investigation.
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