Spain indicts Guardia Civil chiefs as EU blames tech platforms for Ceuta crisis

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Spain's Guardia Civil director general Mercedes González and her deputy Manuel Llamas have been indicted and summoned to testify in an investigation linked to the Ceuta border crisis, as European Digital Commissioner Henna Virkkunen assigned blame to tech companies including Meta for fuelling the surge.

The Interior Ministry is considering a floating buoy barrier at El Tarajal after some 72,000 crossings left 82 bodies recovered on the Spanish side. Around 3,000 to 5,000 migrants remain in Ceuta, Mayor Juan Jesús Vivas said on 6 August. The government acknowledged on 3 August that the National Intelligence Centre had failed to warn of the wave's scale, contradicting earlier reports.

A Supreme Court ruling barring summary rejections of sea arrivals prompted a "pull factor" warning from the CNI. The EU discussed social media monitoring at a special session and plans to develop early-warning systems after videos on TikTok falsely suggested the border was open.

Story development

  1. Meta and TikTok activate crisis protocols, expand fact-checking after Ceuta border surge
  2. Spain indicts Guardia Civil chiefs as EU blames tech platforms for Ceuta crisis
  3. EU demands Meta and TikTok crack down on disinformation after Ceuta migrant crisis
  4. Disinformation and trafficking networks drove deadly mass migration to Ceuta

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