Law note · Spain
Proyecto de Ley Organica para la proteccion de las personas menores de edad en los entornos digitales (121/000052, Draft Organic Law for the Protection of Minors in Digital Environments), minimum social media age
cite Proyecto de Ley Organica 121/000052 (Congreso de los Diputados, XV Legislatura)
stage PROPOSED draft date not recorded
reviewed 2026-07-15
Would raise from 14 to 16 the minimum age at which a minor can independently consent to a social media account and related information society services. Approved by the Council of Ministers on 25 March 2025, formally submitted to Congress the same month, survived a whole bill rejection amendment (enmienda a la totalidad) in a plenary vote, and remained under committee level amendment review as of June 2026.
Primary source: official bill text (Boletin Oficial de las Cortes Generales) and status tracker, Congreso de los Diputados