Spain proposes law to enhance online safety for children with virtual restraining orders

Spain's government wants to protect children from bad things on the internet. They have a plan to make new rules to keep kids safe. The plan includes stopping bad people from contacting kids online and making it harder for kids to use social media. They also want to check if teenagers are feeling okay when they use the internet. The Justice Minister, Félix Bolaños, says it's important to keep kids safe and happy. The government needs help from other parties to make these rules into laws. Many people are worried because there have been cases of bad things happening to kids online. The Prime Minister, Pedro Sánchez, says there is a big problem with kids seeing bad stuff on the internet. Some kids as young as 12 have seen things they shouldn't. To help, the government has stopped kids from using phones in elementary schools and made high schools explain why they need phones for learning. The new rules will make it a crime to share bad pictures with kids or make fake pictures that are mean. They also want to stop bad people from trying to trick kids online. Kids will have to be older to use social media, and companies will have to check how old kids are before they can use these apps. Teachers will learn how to teach kids to be safe online and tell everyone about the dangers of using the internet too much. The government asked for help from Save The Children to make these rules. They say it's important to teach kids how to use the internet safely, just like teaching them about other important things.