Spain demands that TikTok suspend operations until child sexual abuse material gone


FILE PHOTO: Teenagers pose for a picture with a phone displaying the TikTok logo, in Bonn, Germany, February 20, 2026. REUTERS/Jana Rodenbusch/File Photo

MADRID, Nov 10 (Reuters) - Spain's ⁠government has demanded that TikTok suspend its operations ⁠in Spain until it eliminates child sexual abuse ‌material, it said on Tuesday, after a media report documented 1,183 explicit posts on the platform with millions of views.

Youth Minister Sira ​Rego, whose ministry cannot singlehandedly ban the ⁠platform in Spain, has ⁠appealed to prosecutors and the Data Protection Agency to ⁠take action ‌against the social media company, according to a statement by the ministry.

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