Spain's government has announced it will grant legal status to potentially hundreds of thousands of immigrants living and working in the country without authorization

The announcement is part of a broader push by countries to curb access to online platforms for minors. It also points to Europe’s stricter approach to regulating social media.

Spain's PM Pedro Sánchez unveiled plans to hold social media executives criminally liable, sparking Elon Musk's profane "tyrant" response on X platform.

Australia has started implementing the world’s first social media ban for under-16s, after its government passed a measure that holds platforms including TikTok, Twitch, Facebook, Snapchat, Reddit, X and Instagram liable for failing to prevent children from having accounts.

Spain, Australia, and other countries are pushing social media age crackdowns to protect kids from the internet.

MADRID -- Spain set a new tourism record in 2025 when it welcomed 96.8 million foreign visitors, according to figures released Tuesday by the National Statistics Institute. The number of international visitors increased 3.2% compared to 2024, when there were 94 million tourists.

Telegram founder Pavel Durov on Wednesday joined Elon Musk in publicly criticising plans by Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez to ban social media access

Now, Spain wants to integrate them. Earlier this week, the government announced it would grant residency and work permits to all foreigners who arrived in the country before Dec. 31, 2025, have lived in Spain for at least five months,

Elon Musk, the owner of X, sparked controversy after attacking Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez. His comments followed Spain’s move to introduce new rules for social media platforms. Musk posted the remarks publicly on X.