Spain’s Socialist Government Unveils System to Track and Measure Online ‘Hate Speech’
By Owen Evans
Published on March 12, 2026.
Spain's Socialist Prime Minister, Pedro Sánchez, has unveiled a system designed to track and measure online "hate speech" and potentially use it for censorship. The tool, named HODIVE, is an acronym for "theft of the Devil", and will allow the government to systematically monitor the presence, amplification, and impact of such content online. Opposition leader, Santiago Abascal, criticised the system as being government monitoring.
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