Elon Musk calls Pedro Sánchez a ‘tyrant and traitor to the people of Spain’:
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Elon Musk Clashes with Spain’s Prime MinisterSpain introduced five new laws targeting social media abuses, prompting Musk to publicly insult the PM and face legal scrutiny in France.
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- Elon Musk called Pedro Sánchez a ‘tyrant and traitor’ following the announcement of new social media regulations.
- Sánchez unveiled five measures to hold digital platforms and executives accountable for illegal and hateful content.
- The legislation includes criminal liability for CEOs failing to remove unlawful material on their sites.
- On the same day, Musk’s company X was raided in France over potential algorithm manipulation concerns.
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