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Spain Slams Musk’s Personal Attack on PM Sanchez
(MENAFN) Spain's top legal official has condemned tech mogul Elon Musk for what he characterizes as an assault on democratic institutions, following the billionaire's scathing rebuke of Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez.
Felix Bolanos, the nation's justice minister, issued his rebuke Wednesday after Musk branded Sanchez a "fascist totalitarian" and a "traitor to the Spanish people" via posts on X, the social media platform under Musk's control. The attacks followed Sanchez's unveiling of stringent new regulations aimed at combating unlawful material circulating on digital platforms.
Addressing journalists, Bolanos warned that Musk's inflammatory rhetoric exemplifies a dangerous new pattern of wealthy tech magnates directly meddling in political affairs.
"For many years, we have seen billionaires using their wealth to promote political agendas that weaken rights and damage social cohesion," Bolanos said.
"Now they've gone a step further," he said. "This tech caste, these predators of everyone, are now directly involved in politics. They enter the public debate and threaten our respect, our coexistence, our rights and our democracy."
The entrepreneur's outburst emerged after Sanchez outlined Spain's plan to impose severe penalties on harmful online content, featuring measures that would expose platform executives to criminal prosecution for hosting illegal material, bar minors under 16 from access, and establish criminal penalties for algorithmic manipulation designed to spread false information.
Bolanos, holding dual portfolios as justice minister and minister of the presidency, framed the confrontation as a clash between "billionaires who threaten us" and "progressive, courageous politicians like Pedro Sanchez who stand up to them and defend what belongs to everyone."
The controversy has energized Spain's far-right faction. Vox party chief Santiago Abascal amplified Musk's criticisms on X, labeling Sanchez "a corrupt criminal."
Sanchez has refrained from engaging Musk directly in the latest confrontation.
During remarks Tuesday in Dubai, the prime minister had championed Spain's regulatory initiative, vowing the nation would "defend its digital sovereignty against any foreign interference."
This represents the second high-profile confrontation between the two figures within seven days.
Last Friday, Musk attacked Spain's move to legalize the status of over 500,000 undocumented immigrants. Sanchez fired back with a barb targeting Musk's aerospace ventures.
"Mars can wait," Sanchez wrote. "Humanity can't."
Felix Bolanos, the nation's justice minister, issued his rebuke Wednesday after Musk branded Sanchez a "fascist totalitarian" and a "traitor to the Spanish people" via posts on X, the social media platform under Musk's control. The attacks followed Sanchez's unveiling of stringent new regulations aimed at combating unlawful material circulating on digital platforms.
Addressing journalists, Bolanos warned that Musk's inflammatory rhetoric exemplifies a dangerous new pattern of wealthy tech magnates directly meddling in political affairs.
"For many years, we have seen billionaires using their wealth to promote political agendas that weaken rights and damage social cohesion," Bolanos said.
"Now they've gone a step further," he said. "This tech caste, these predators of everyone, are now directly involved in politics. They enter the public debate and threaten our respect, our coexistence, our rights and our democracy."
The entrepreneur's outburst emerged after Sanchez outlined Spain's plan to impose severe penalties on harmful online content, featuring measures that would expose platform executives to criminal prosecution for hosting illegal material, bar minors under 16 from access, and establish criminal penalties for algorithmic manipulation designed to spread false information.
Bolanos, holding dual portfolios as justice minister and minister of the presidency, framed the confrontation as a clash between "billionaires who threaten us" and "progressive, courageous politicians like Pedro Sanchez who stand up to them and defend what belongs to everyone."
The controversy has energized Spain's far-right faction. Vox party chief Santiago Abascal amplified Musk's criticisms on X, labeling Sanchez "a corrupt criminal."
Sanchez has refrained from engaging Musk directly in the latest confrontation.
During remarks Tuesday in Dubai, the prime minister had championed Spain's regulatory initiative, vowing the nation would "defend its digital sovereignty against any foreign interference."
This represents the second high-profile confrontation between the two figures within seven days.
Last Friday, Musk attacked Spain's move to legalize the status of over 500,000 undocumented immigrants. Sanchez fired back with a barb targeting Musk's aerospace ventures.
"Mars can wait," Sanchez wrote. "Humanity can't."
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