Prime Minister of Spain Proposes ‘Putting an End to Anonymity on Social Media,’ Forcing Platforms to Link User Accounts to European Digital Identity Wallet

SANCHEZ And today I ░░░░░░░░ like to advance three ░░░░░░░░ Three measures that I ░░░░░░░░ propose to all European ░░░░░░░░ in the next formal ░░░░░░░░ meeting that will take ░░░░░░░░ in Brussels First I ░░░░░░░░ putting an end to ░░░░░░░░ on social media In ░░░░░░░░ countries no one can ░░░░░░░░ the streets with a ░░░░░░░░ on their face or ░░░░░░░░ a car without a ░░░░░░░░ plate No one can ░░░░░░░░ packages without showing an ░░░░░░░░ or buy a hunting ░░░░░░░░ without giving their name ░░░░░░░░ yet we are allowing ░░░░░░░░ to roam freely on ░░░░░░░░ networks without linking their ░░░░░░░░ to a real identity ░░░░░░░░ is paving the way ░░░░░░░░ misinformation hate speech and ░░░░░░░░ harassment Because it is ░░░░░░░░ the use of bots ░░░░░░░░ it is allowing people ░░░░░░░░ act without being held ░░░░░░░░ for their actions Such ░░░░░░░░ anomaly cannot continue In ░░░░░░░░ democracy citizens have the ░░░░░░░░ to privacy not to ░░░░░░░░ or impunity Because with ░░░░░░░░ two social coexistence would ░░░░░░░░ impossible That s why ░░░░░░░░ believe we must push ░░░░░░░░ the principle of pseudonymity ░░░░░░░░ the functioning element of ░░░░░░░░ media and force all ░░░░░░░░ platforms to Link every ░░░░░░░░ account to an European ░░░░░░░░ Identity Wallet This way ░░░░░░░░ could use nicknames if ░░░░░░░░ want but in the ░░░░░░░░ of a crime public ░░░░░░░░ would be able to ░░░░░░░░ those nicknames to real ░░░░░░░░ and hold them responsible ░░░░░░░░ accountability is not an ░░░░░░░░ to freedom of speech ░░░░░░░░ is an essential complement ░░░░░░░░ it On social media ░░░░░░░░ or it s much ░░░░░░░░ to say one social ░░░░░░░░ user one real ID ░░░░░░░░ is the only way ░░░░░░░░ really ensure that minors ░░░░░░░░ not access inappropriate content ░░░░░░░░ people who commit crimes ░░░░░░░░ banned or prosecuted from ░░░░░░░░ networks and that the ░░░░░░░░ of fake profiles that ░░░░░░░░ and influence the public ░░░░░░░░ are removed.”