Sanchez: 'Stop anonymity on social media, link them to digital identity'

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez does not mince words when speaking of social networks: they are no more and no less than an 'instrument of oppression'. And so the one who is in fact one of the few socialist leaders in government in the increasingly sovereign-oriented European Union, in his speech at the World Economic Forum in Davos, announces countermeasures: "First, I propose to put an end to anonymity on social media," he declares. "My second proposal is to force open the 'black box' of social media, the algorithms, once and for all". Finally, Sanchez proposes 'to make social media CEOs personally responsible for non-compliance with laws and regulations in their platforms, just as happens in other industries'.

Words destined to cause debate, with the Trump administration strong in support from most of the big social platforms and most European leaders unwilling to take action against Big Tech. Sanchez, ironically, borrows The Donald's words: 'Make social great again'.

For Sanchez, 'the technology that was supposed to liberate us has become the instrument of our own oppression. What really limits democracy is the power of the elites. It is the power of those who think that because they are rich, they are above the law and can do anything. That is why the Big Tech billionaires want to overthrow democracy'.