Telegram’s Durov says proposed Spanish social media restrictions seek to censor critics

Telegram founder Pavel Durov on ⁠Wednesday joined Elon Musk in publicly criticising plans by Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez to ban social media access for youth under 16 and to prosecute executives for hate speech on their platforms.

Durov said in a message on Telegram to users that Spain’s proposed legislative ‌package would force ‌social media platforms to gather data on all users, and its measures to curb hate speech would prompt platforms to strip content to avoid prosecution.