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Spain Establishes Permanent Working Group With Digital Platforms to Tackle Online Hate Speech

Major social networks will join a new interinstitutional group to address falling hate-speech takedown rates by considering tougher oversight measures

Overview

  • The Inclusion Ministry and the Spanish Observatory on Racism and Xenophobia have formed a standing committee with Meta, X, Google and TikTok to coordinate content moderation efforts.
  • First meetings are scheduled after the summer recess to review OBERAXE analyses and FARO monitoring data on hate speech prevalence and removal.
  • OBERAXE documented 138,204 xenophobic posts linked to Torre Pacheco violence from July 6–22, of which only 22% were removed.
  • Platforms removed 35% of nearly 2,870 reported racist and xenophobic posts in 2024 (down 14 points) and 33% of over half a million cases detected in H1 2025.
  • The working group will explore strengthened moderation tools and potential sanctions to compel faster, more effective takedowns and reduce the social impact of prolonged hate content.