Spain to ban social media access for under-16s, PM Sanchez says:
MADRID, Feb 3 (Reuters) - Spain plans to ban access to social media for minors under 16 and ...
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Spain will ban social media for children aged under 16 to protect them from ‘digital Wild West’
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