https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Spain in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed The EU's Digital Services Act came into effect on Friday - here's what is in it and what it means for internet users in EU countries. https://www.thelocal.es/20230825/explained-how-the-eus-new-digital-services-act-affects-internet-users-in-europe Fri, 25 Aug 2023 18:17:06 +0200 explained-how-the-eus-new-digital-services-act-affects-internet-users-in-europe Brussels has approved a plan which will bring high-speed broadband internet to the almost 1 in 10 people in Spain who live in underpopulated rural areas with poor connections, a way of also encouraging remote workers to move to dying villages.  https://www.thelocal.es/20210615/eu-greenlights-e200m-for-spain-to-bring-fast-internet-speeds-to-rural-areas Tue, 15 Jun 2021 12:09:11 +0200 eu-greenlights-e200m-for-spain-to-bring-fast-internet-speeds-to-rural-areas Mobile and internet packages in Spain were among the highest in the EU in 2020. A new study by Spain's leading consumer watchdog reveals which Spanish data deals offer the best value for money. https://www.thelocal.es/20210408/revealed-the-phone-companies-that-offer-the-best-mobile-data-deals-in-spain Thu, 08 Apr 2021 16:33:16 +0200 revealed-the-phone-companies-that-offer-the-best-mobile-data-deals-in-spain Many foreigners decide to move to Spain for the great weather, lifestyle, food and crucially its cheaper cost of living. But some are surprised to learn that several costs are higher here than in their home countries. https://www.thelocal.es/20210325/moving-to-spain-whats-more-expensive-than-in-other-countries Thu, 25 Mar 2021 14:59:25 +0100 moving-to-spain-whats-more-expensive-than-in-other-countries Spanish police on Saturday announced the arrest of three men they said ran the Spanish section of "one of the most influential neo-nazi websites" in the world. https://www.thelocal.es/20181215/spanish-police-arrest-three-over-neo-nazi-website Sat, 15 Dec 2018 15:57:35 +0100 spanish-police-arrest-three-over-neo-nazi-website Spain's socialist government on Friday approved a new tax on big internet companies as part of its 2019 budget, hoping to raise up to €1.2 billion ($1.4 billion) next year. https://www.thelocal.es/20181020/spain-backs-new-tax-on-internet-giants-in-budget-plan Sat, 20 Oct 2018 05:51:07 +0200 spain-backs-new-tax-on-internet-giants-in-budget-plan Faced with fierce online competition from the likes of Amazon, affordable fashion giants Zara and H&M are shoring up their defences, trying to use their stores to boost internet sales. https://www.thelocal.es/20180318/zara-shores-up-defences-as-internet-threatens Sun, 18 Mar 2018 14:00:30 +0100 zara-shores-up-defences-as-internet-threatens Facebook and Microsoft have teamed up to build a new submarine megacable that will link the USA to Spain with a superfast connection. https://www.thelocal.es/20160527/undersea-megacable-planned-between-us-and-spain Fri, 27 May 2016 13:20:05 +0200 undersea-megacable-planned-between-us-and-spain Spain is the European country that has seen the fourth largest number of requests to remove search engine results as 33,000 Spaniards exercise their "right to be forgotten". https://www.thelocal.es/20151126/spain-google-right-to-be-forgotten Thu, 26 Nov 2015 11:15:54 +0100 spain-google-right-to-be-forgotten The European Commission presented a plan for making the internet and digital content more ‘border-free’ on Wednesday, suggesting ways to loosen up restrictions that often see music, movies and other services blocked when users travel across countries. But could such a plan succeed? https://www.thelocal.es/20150506/could-europe-have-border-less-internet Wed, 06 May 2015 18:11:42 +0200 could-europe-have-border-less-internet Google News left Spain early on Tuesday morning despite a top newspaper association making a last minute call for authorities to find a way to halt the closure. https://www.thelocal.es/20141216/google-news-goes-offline-in-spain Tue, 16 Dec 2014 12:19:00 +0100 google-news-goes-offline-in-spain Updated: Spain's government on Thursday defied Google's vow to shut down its Spanish online news service in protest at being made to pay for content, a move that seriously threatens smaller media outlets, one industry insider told The Local. https://www.thelocal.es/20141211/google-closes-spain-news-site Thu, 11 Dec 2014 18:50:00 +0100 google-closes-spain-news-site Technology giant Google says it is "disappointed" after Thursday's decision by the Spanish parliament to approve the introduction of charges for aggregating news stories in search engine results. https://www.thelocal.es/20141030/spain-brings-in-google-tax Thu, 30 Oct 2014 15:42:00 +0100 spain-brings-in-google-tax Anyone needing internet access in Barcelona will soon get a boost with the city planning to extend its free public Wi-Fi network to include locations including public buses and metro stations. https://www.thelocal.es/20141027/barcelona-buses-set-for-free-wi-fi Mon, 27 Oct 2014 14:40:00 +0100 barcelona-buses-set-for-free-wi-fi Spanish police have arrested more than 80 people who laundered money obtained by cheating at least 4,500 people out of money, mostly via so-called Nigerian or '419' scams. https://www.thelocal.es/20140729/84-arrested-in-spain-based-nigeria-scam Tue, 29 Jul 2014 19:27:00 +0200 84-arrested-in-spain-based-nigeria-scam A quarter of all Spaniards have never been online, and people in the country are far less likely to shop online than their European peers, a new EU study released on Thursday shows. https://www.thelocal.es/20140529/a-quarter-of-all-spaniards-spain-internet-shopping-eu-digital Thu, 29 May 2014 16:33:30 +0200 a-quarter-of-all-spaniards-spain-internet-shopping-eu-digital The Spanish government's bid to crackdown on internet piracy has been dealt another blow with a new report showing more than half of all Spaniards accessed illegal material in 2013. https://www.thelocal.es/20140409/spain-failing-in-fight-against-internet-piracy Wed, 09 Apr 2014 18:59:00 +0200 spain-failing-in-fight-against-internet-piracy Spain plans to make operators of Spain's internet cafés register their customers' personal details in a bid to fight terrorism. Failure to do so could mean fines of up to €30,000 ($41,000) for businesses. https://www.thelocal.es/20140407/want-to-use-the-internet-can-i-see-your-id-2 Mon, 07 Apr 2014 12:15:00 +0200 want-to-use-the-internet-can-i-see-your-id-2 Three Spaniards face up to eight years in jail for running an illegal download site, as Spain clamps down on rampant internet piracy. https://www.thelocal.es/20131113/internet-pirates-face-eight-years-in-prison Wed, 13 Nov 2013 16:51:24 +0100 internet-pirates-face-eight-years-in-prison BuzzFeed announced plans on Monday for Spanish, French, and Portuguese editions in a push to expand the footprint of the US-based social news website. https://www.thelocal.es/20131016/viral-site-buzzfeed-set-to-unveil-spanish-version Wed, 16 Oct 2013 11:01:00 +0200 viral-site-buzzfeed-set-to-unveil-spanish-version