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Sánchez’s Plan: Ban Social Networks for Under-16s — Good Protection or the Wrong Focus?

Why Age Verification for Social Media Is Hard in Mallorca

Age verification on social media is hard to enforce in Mallorca and raises data protection concerns.

Published: April 23, 2026
Sánchez’s Plan: Ban Social Networks for Under-16s — Good Protection or the Wrong Focus?

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Why is age verification for social media difficult in Mallorca?

Age checks can raise data protection concerns and are not easy to apply reliably across different platforms and users. In Mallorca, the mix of local families, foreign residents and tourists makes a simple age-check system even harder to enforce consistently.

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