Adif, Spain's state-owned rail infrastructure manager, has been formally denounced to the public prosecutor by digital rights group Protecció de la Frontera Electrònica (PFE) over the extrajudicial censorship of a user-run website sharing public railway data, as Elmon reported.
The website, which published a public map of temporary speed restrictions (LTV) on the rail network, was blocked in Spain on 6th March 2026 without a court order. Adif confirmed to three media outlets that it had ordered the block, stating no judicial approval was needed. PFE alleges this constitutes prior censorship and obstruction of civil rights.
Adif president Luis Pedro Marco de la Peña told Spain’s Congress on 24th March that the action was carried out by internal cybersecurity departments, a stance later contradicted in official responses to transparency requests, where Adif claimed no involvement.
PFE’s 33-page complaint details three potential methods used to disable the site, including blocking via telecom providers or web hosting providers, the latter considered most likely. The group accuses Adif of administrative prevarication, computer sabotage and forgery of official documents.
The prosecutor must now decide whether to open formal investigations and request data preservation, full intervention records and testimonies from Adif officials.
Sources: El Món.
