On November 11, 2026, Spain’s Fiscalía General del Estado said an investigation into alleged cases involving TikTok originated in a complaint submitted by Maldita.es. The Fiscal General assigned investigation of those cases to the prosecutor for computer crime, according to the Fiscalía’s announcement. Maldita.es had said it filed a criminal complaint against TikTok in its own account of the complaint.
What the assignment means
The announcement concerned an investigation by the prosecutor for computer crime. It did not report a court ruling or a determination of criminal liability.
An investigation assignment is a procedural step; it does not decide whether anyone committed a crime.
The prosecutorial assignment is separate from the suspension demand discussed in NeoTeo’s earlier report on Spain’s TikTok suspension demand and search restrictions.
