50% of Spaniards support the prohibition of X in the European Union and at red social owned by tech tycoon Elon Musk refuses to comply with Community law on privacy y transparency.
A new survey by YouGov shows that Spain It is the European country most prone to crack down on the digital platform formerly known as Twitter. 78% of those surveyed demand that “additional measures” be taken if the legal violations indicated by the company are not corrected. European Commission.
On December 4, X was fined 120 million euros for a “misleading design” and a “lack of transparency” that violate the Digital Services Act (DSA).
If we look at the data closely, the poll shows that voters in summer (93%) and PSOE (87%) are the most supportive of taking action against PP already 53% among those of Vox. 81% of people who identify with other political parties also support this reaction.
The President of the Government, Pedro Sánchez, during the conference ‘Vocational Training and Business: the alliance that drives the future’, at the Ministry of Education, on February 4, 2026, in Madrid (Spain). The appointment, in which the minister also intervenes / Matias Chiofalo – Europa Press
Rejection also in Europe
The YouGov survey has interviewed 1,000 people in Spain, but also in Germany, France, Italia y Poland. In these countries, the percentage of the population that chooses to ban the social network of the richest man in the world is slightly lower, at 47%, while the percentage that asks to adopt new measures is 70%.
The survey shows how voters who identify with the extreme right They are less favorable to adopting sanctions against X, a platform that Musk has turned into a refuge for radical ideologies and hate messages. In Germany, 41% of voters Alternative for Germany (AfD), a group that brings together everything from Eurosceptic conservatives to neo-Nazis, refuses to take measures against the social network. In France, a majority of followers of Marine Le Pen Yes, he supports the iron fist, but with a significantly lower percentage than the president’s voters. Emmanuel Macron.
In Spain, 64% of those surveyed say that it is more important for Europe to protect privacy and digital security than its relationship with USA. In Germany, support is 70% and in France 73%.
“Europeans are tired of empty warnings. X has been sanctioned, investigated and has had every opportunity to comply with the law, but has chosen to laugh in the face of the UE“said Ava Lee, executive director of , the international coalition of civil society organizations that commissioned the survey.
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