Sanchez said "techno-oligarchs will not crush democracy."
The President of the Spanish Government, without naming a name, responded today in Bilbao to the CEO of the Telegram after the leader of the platform attacked him yesterday in the face of new measures on social networks.
The proposal to ban social networks for children under the age of 16 announced by the President of the Spanish Government, Pedro Sánchez, continues to generate controversy. This Wednesday,the founder of the Telegramattacked the President ofthe Spanish Government and sent a message tothe users warning that the measures announced by Pedro Sánchez may turn Spain into a "state under surveillance under the pretext of protection".
This Thursday, at the closing of the National Congress of Industry held in Bilbao, Sanchez, who did not mention names, responded to the leader of the Telegram platform and stated that "the techno-oligarchs algorithm will not bend the voice of democracy .
Likewise, the Spanish president is committed to protecting young people from the "toxic and unpunished universe" of social media.
The founder of the Telegram, Pavel Durov, yesterday evening sent a message to users asking them to be "vigilant" in demanding transparency and fighting for their rights, words that he said Spanish Government PresidentPedro Sánchez for theannounced plan on social networks , includingthe banon the use of social networks by children under the age of 16 andthe manipulation of social networks.