{"id":9166,"date":"2026-02-03T13:23:09","date_gmt":"2026-02-03T11:23:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ukrmedia.news\/?p=9166"},"modified":"2026-02-03T13:23:09","modified_gmt":"2026-02-03T11:23:09","slug":"ispaniya-zaboronila-sotsmerezhi-dityam","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ukrmedia.news\/en\/world\/ispaniya-zaboronila-sotsmerezhi-dityam\/","title":{"rendered":"Spain bans social media for children under 16"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Children under 16 years of age denied access to social media in Spain<\/h2>\n<p data-start=\"143\" data-end=\"317\">The Spanish government has decided to ban children under the age of 16 from using social media and to oblige platforms to introduce mandatory age verification.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"319\" data-end=\"444\">This was stated by the Prime Minister <strong data-start=\"349\" data-end=\"390\"><span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Pedro S\u00e1nchez<\/span><\/span><\/strong>, speaking at the World Government Summit in Dubai.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"446\" data-end=\"560\">According to the head of government, the state can no longer ignore the threats faced by children in the digital environment.<\/p>\n<blockquote data-start=\"562\" data-end=\"706\">\n<p data-start=\"564\" data-end=\"706\">\u00abOur children are in a space where they should never have been alone. We will not tolerate this any longer,\u00bb Sanchez said.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<hr data-start=\"708\" data-end=\"711\" \/>\n<h2 data-start=\"713\" data-end=\"737\">What the solution involves<\/h2>\n<p data-start=\"739\" data-end=\"766\">According to the government's initiative:<\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"768\" data-end=\"1057\">\n<li data-start=\"768\" data-end=\"840\">\n<p data-start=\"770\" data-end=\"840\">access to social networks will be <strong data-start=\"802\" data-end=\"839\">prohibited for children under 16 years of age<\/strong>;<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"841\" data-end=\"916\">\n<p data-start=\"843\" data-end=\"916\">online platforms will be obliged to <strong data-start=\"872\" data-end=\"915\">Introduce mandatory age verification<\/strong>;<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"917\" data-end=\"988\">\n<p data-start=\"919\" data-end=\"988\">digital services themselves will be responsible for compliance with the rules;<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"989\" data-end=\"1057\">\n<p data-start=\"991\" data-end=\"1057\">The following penalties may be imposed for violations of the requirements <strong data-start=\"1035\" data-end=\"1056\">financial sanctions<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr data-start=\"1059\" data-end=\"1062\" \/>\n<h2 data-start=\"1064\" data-end=\"1097\">Why Spain took this step<\/h2>\n<p data-start=\"1099\" data-end=\"1166\">The government emphasises that the decision was made amid an increase in cases:<\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"1168\" data-end=\"1343\">\n<li data-start=\"1168\" data-end=\"1213\">\n<p data-start=\"1170\" data-end=\"1213\">psychological pressure on children on social media;<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1214\" data-end=\"1229\">\n<p data-start=\"1216\" data-end=\"1229\">cyberbullying;<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1230\" data-end=\"1296\">\n<p data-start=\"1232\" data-end=\"1296\">access of minors to dangerous and inappropriate content;<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1297\" data-end=\"1343\">\n<p data-start=\"1299\" data-end=\"1343\">the formation of dependence on digital platforms.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p data-start=\"1345\" data-end=\"1456\">Spain became one of the first EU countries to introduce <strong data-start=\"1401\" data-end=\"1432\">such strict restrictions<\/strong> at the legislative level.<\/p>\n<hr data-start=\"1458\" data-end=\"1461\" \/>\n<h2 data-start=\"1463\" data-end=\"1487\">European context<\/h2>\n<p data-start=\"1489\" data-end=\"1669\">Similar initiatives are currently being discussed in other EU countries. Brussels is considering the possibility of <strong data-start=\"1588\" data-end=\"1626\">unified rules for age verification<\/strong> for social platforms across the EU.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u0412 \u0406\u0441\u043f\u0430\u043d\u0456\u0457 \u0434\u0456\u0442\u044f\u043c \u0434\u043e 16 \u0440\u043e\u043a\u0456\u0432 \u0437\u0430\u043a\u0440\u0438\u043b\u0438 \u0434\u043e\u0441\u0442\u0443\u043f \u0434\u043e \u0441\u043e\u0446\u043c\u0435\u0440\u0435\u0436 \u0423\u0440\u044f\u0434 \u0406\u0441\u043f\u0430\u043d\u0456\u0457 \u0443\u0445\u0432\u0430\u043b\u0438\u0432 \u0440\u0456\u0448\u0435\u043d\u043d\u044f \u0437\u0430\u0431\u043e\u0440\u043e\u043d\u0438\u0442\u0438 \u0434\u0456\u0442\u044f\u043c \u0434\u043e 16 \u0440\u043e\u043a\u0456\u0432 \u043a\u043e\u0440\u0438\u0441\u0442\u0443\u0432\u0430\u0442\u0438\u0441\u044f \u0441\u043e\u0446\u0456\u0430\u043b\u044c\u043d\u0438\u043c\u0438 \u043c\u0435\u0440\u0435\u0436\u0430\u043c\u0438 \u0442\u0430 \u0437\u043e\u0431\u043e\u0432\u2019\u044f\u0437\u0430\u0442\u0438 \u043f\u043b\u0430\u0442\u0444\u043e\u0440\u043c\u0438 \u0437\u0430\u043f\u0440\u043e\u0432\u0430\u0434\u0438\u0442\u0438 \u043e\u0431\u043e\u0432\u2019\u044f\u0437\u043a\u043e\u0432\u0443 \u043f\u0435\u0440\u0435\u0432\u0456\u0440\u043a\u0443 \u0432\u0456\u043a\u0443 \u043a\u043e\u0440\u0438\u0441\u0442\u0443\u0432\u0430\u0447\u0456\u0432. \u041f\u0440\u043e \u0446\u0435 \u0437\u0430\u044f\u0432\u0438\u0432 \u043f\u0440\u0435\u043c\u2019\u0454\u0440-\u043c\u0456\u043d\u0456\u0441\u0442\u0440 \u041f\u0435\u0434\u0440\u043e \u0421\u0430\u043d\u0447\u0435\u0441, \u0432\u0438\u0441\u0442\u0443\u043f\u0430\u044e\u0447\u0438 \u043d\u0430 \u0412\u0441\u0435\u0441\u0432\u0456\u0442\u043d\u044c\u043e\u043c\u0443 \u0443\u0440\u044f\u0434\u043e\u0432\u043e\u043c\u0443 \u0441\u0430\u043c\u0456\u0442\u0456 \u0432 \u0414\u0443\u0431\u0430\u0457. \u0417\u0430 \u0441\u043b\u043e\u0432\u0430\u043c\u0438 \u0433\u043b\u0430\u0432\u0438 \u0443\u0440\u044f\u0434\u0443, \u0434\u0435\u0440\u0436\u0430\u0432\u0430 \u0431\u0456\u043b\u044c\u0448\u0435 \u043d\u0435 \u043c\u043e\u0436\u0435 \u0456\u0433\u043d\u043e\u0440\u0443\u0432\u0430\u0442\u0438 \u0437\u0430\u0433\u0440\u043e\u0437\u0438, \u0437 \u044f\u043a\u0438\u043c\u0438 [\u2026]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":207433346,"featured_media":9167,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"rank_math_title":"%title% | News","rank_math_description":"\u0423\u0440\u044f\u0434 \u0406\u0441\u043f\u0430\u043d\u0456\u0457 \u0437\u0430\u0431\u043e\u0440\u043e\u043d\u0438\u0432 \u0434\u0456\u0442\u044f\u043c \u0434\u043e 16 \u0440\u043e\u043a\u0456\u0432 \u043a\u043e\u0440\u0438\u0441\u0442\u0443\u0432\u0430\u0442\u0438\u0441\u044f \u0441\u043e\u0446\u043c\u0435\u0440\u0435\u0436\u0430\u043c\u0438 \u0442\u0430 \u0437\u043e\u0431\u043e\u0432\u2019\u044f\u0437\u0430\u0432 \u043f\u043b\u0430\u0442\u0444\u043e\u0440\u043c\u0438 \u0432\u043f\u0440\u043e\u0432\u0430\u0434\u0438\u0442\u0438 \u043f\u0435\u0440\u0435\u0432\u0456\u0440\u043a\u0443 \u0432\u0456\u043a\u0443.","rank_math_focus_keyword":"\u0406\u0441\u043f\u0430\u043d\u0456\u044f \u0437\u0430\u0431\u043e\u0440\u043e\u043d\u0438\u043b\u0430 \u0441\u043e\u0446\u043c\u0435\u0440\u0435\u0436\u0456","td_subtitle":"","subtitle":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[805619],"tags":[805624],"class_list":{"0":"post-9166","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-world","8":"tag-805624"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ukrmedia.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9166","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ukrmedia.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ukrmedia.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ukrmedia.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/207433346"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ukrmedia.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9166"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ukrmedia.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9166\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9168,"href":"https:\/\/ukrmedia.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9166\/revisions\/9168"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ukrmedia.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/9167"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ukrmedia.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9166"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ukrmedia.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9166"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ukrmedia.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9166"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}