The Spanish government has asked the prosecutor's office to open an investigation following reports of the alleged publication on the social network TikTok of videos with the sexual abuse of children, announced the Spanish Minister of Youth and Children, Sira Rego.
"The facts documented by [the foundation] Maldita.es about sexual abuse of children on TikTok are very serious. From the Ministry of Youth and Children, we asked the prosecutor's office to open an investigation and we have just requested an emergency meeting with the representatives of the platform in Spain," the senior wrote on her Beluski account.
In addition, the entity considered the possibility of suspending TikTok services in the Iberian country, the EFE agency revealed. In the past, the foundation reported that it had identified more than 1,000 videos and photos of this type on the social network.