Greece passes social media ban for children under 15
The law puts age checks on platforms and gives companies about 2 1/2 months to build privacy-preserving verification systems, officials said.
- On October 23, 2026, the Parliament of Greece approved a bill banning social media platforms for children under 15, with the measure set to take effect on January 1, 2027.
- Aiming to "curb the endless scrolling" that deprives children of sleep, the government acted after figures showed more than half of Greek middle-school pupils started using social media between the ages of 10 and 12.
- Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis gave platforms including Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, and LinkedIn 2-1/2 months to verify user ages, while Digital Governance Minister Dimitris Papastergiou defended the Kids Wallet application as protecting privacy.
- Opposition parties, including Syriza and PASOK, characterized the move as lacking scientific backing, though Minister of State Akis Skertsos defended the regulation as proportionate and compatible with European Union law.
- Greece is currently working with Cyprus, Ireland, Italy, Spain, Denmark, and the European Commission to develop a bloc-wide age-verification tool, noting that France's Constitutional Council struck down a similar law in August.
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(Rome=Yonhap News) Correspondent Min Kyung-rak = Starting next year, the use of social media by youths under the age of 15 will be banned by law in Greece.
The ban is scheduled to take effect in January.
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tvcnews.tvGreece bans social media use for children under 15
Greece’s parliament has approved legislation prohibiting children under the age of 15 from using social media, with the new restrictions scheduled to take effect on January 1, 2027. The bill was passed on Friday by Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis’s ruling New Democracy party, which relied on its parliamentary majority to secure approval. No other political […] Greece bans social media use for children under 15
Greece has approved a law banning children under 15 from using social media platforms, effective January 1, 2027. The aim is to protect children's health and safety and address the problem of screen addiction, which negatively impacts sleep, concentration, and time spent with friends.
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