Relations between the Spanish government and Elon Musk have reached a critical point. The owner of platform X has repeatedly called Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez a 'traitor' in response to government plans to restrict minors' access to social media and regularization processes for migrants. Tensions are further heightened by controversies surrounding star Bad Bunny's performance, whose political support for the left has become part of the parliamentary debate in Madrid.

Musk's Attack on Sanchez

The owner of platform X called the Spanish Prime Minister a traitor and used the vulgar nickname Dirty Sanchez in response to plans to regulate the internet.

Protection of Minors Online

The Spanish government plans to ban the use of social media for children under 16 years of age, introducing rigorous age verification.

Bad Bunny in the Debate

Right-wing politician Isabel Diaz Ayuso criticized the left for supporting Bad Bunny, pointing out alleged contradictions between feminism and reggaetón lyrics.

Investigation Against Grok

Musk's AI assistant, Grok, is being examined by an Irish commission in connection with generating sexual content without individuals' consent.

The conflict between Elon Musk and the Madrid cabinet has intensified following announcements by the government president, Pedro Sanchez, regarding the fight against digital threats. The impetus for the billionaire's aggressive rhetoric was a package of five measures announced during a summit in Dubai, aimed at banning access to social networks for children under 16 years of age. Musk, using his platform, referred to the Spanish leader as 'Dirty Sanchez', which was widely considered a vulgar personal attack based on sexual terminology. In addition to technological issues, Musk attacked Sanchez for his migration policy, particularly the planned extraordinary regularization of nearly 500,000 migrants. The billionaire, echoing anti-immigration narratives, stated that the head of government is a 'traitor to the people of Spain' and suggested he should be arrested. Sanchez responded to these attacks by calling Musk one of the 'magnates who seem to think the world belongs to them' and emphasized that it is precisely such people who generate insecurity online. Simultaneously, a dispute has erupted in Spanish domestic politics surrounding Puerto Rican artist Bad Bunny. The Sumar formation proposed granting him the title of adopted son of Asturias, which was met with ridicule from the right-wing president of the Madrid region, Isabel Diaz Ayuso. She used the musician's song lyrics to accuse the left of inconsistency in promoting feminism while simultaneously adoring the reggaetón genre, which she accuses of perpetuating chauvinistic clichés. Spain has long been an arena for intense ideological disputes between the coalition government and the opposition, which have now moved into the digital and pop-cultural spheres, involving global technological players. „Of course, dirty Sanchez is a traitor to Spain.” — Elon Musk „Insecurity is provoked by magnates who seem to think the world belongs to them.” — Pedro Sanchez Support for Social Media Regulations: Supporters of the ban for minors: 68, Opponents of the ban: 22, Undecided: 10 partially true: Elon Musk claims the regularization will cover over a million people, but the official government project mentions about 500,000 foreigners. (Reuters/EU Statistics)

Mentioned People

  • Pedro Sanchez — Prime Minister of Spain, target of Elon Musk's attacks regarding migration policy and social media regulation.
  • Elon Musk — Billionaire, owner of platform X, accusing the Spanish government of national betrayal.
  • Isabel Diaz Ayuso — President of the Community of Madrid, critic of Sanchez and using the figure of Bad Bunny in political combat.
  • Bad Bunny — Puerto Rican singer, whose role as a left-wing icon has become the subject of dispute in the Madrid parliament.