The call comes as Spain moves to crack down on social media more broadly. While speaking at the World Government Summit in Dubai earlier this month, Sánchez announced plans to ban social media for kids under the age of 16, among a series of other measures aimed at social media platforms. The proposed ban, which still needs parliamentary approval, comes after Australia became the first country in the world to implement such a prohibition in December, and as other nations including France and Denmark have made moves to enact similar measures.