Social media owners should be held responsible for "poisoning society" and eroding democracy with their algorithms, Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez told the World Economic Forum in Davos on Wednesday.

Pedro Sánchez, prime minister of Spain, has launched his crusade against the Internet at the World Economic Forum calling for more restrictions for Europeans.

On the first day of this year’s Davos, three Greenpeace campaigners evaded the tight security checks to scale a balcony in the main congress centre and unfurl a banner saying: “Tax the super-rich”. Activists had earlier blocked the Davos heliport.

At the World Economic Forum 2025, leaders tackled major global issues, including AI regulation, environmental initiatives, and regional integration. Highlights included Africa's launch of a massive forest reserve,

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Spain is a "reliable partner" in NATO, Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said on Wednesday, after U.S. President Donald Trump criticised Madrid for falling short on its financial contributions to the defence alliance.

MADRID - Argentine President Javier Milei took aim at Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez at the World Economic Forum in Davos, criticising his latest proposal to regulate social media in the EU.

President of the Democratic Republic of Congo Félix-Antoine Tshisekedi Tshilombo has announced the creation of the world’s largest tropical forest reserve. Speaking during the ongoing World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2025,

Social media owners should be held responsible for "poisoning society" and eroding democracy with their algorithms, Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez told the World Economic Forum in Davos on Wednesday.

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In Spain, an ‘unprecedented’ housing tax on foreign-owned properties  Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez said last Wednesday that his government would issue a 100% housing tax on properties bought by residents from outside the European Union.