Greece has approved a social media ban for children under 15, and it takes effect on January 1, 2027. That puts the country among the toughest in Europe on platforms such as Facebook, Instagram, and TikTok, blocking under-15s from social-media features covered by the law.
The rule is built around features, not brand names. Parents won’t be able to opt their children in, and accounts already held by under-15s won’t get a pass. The age cutoff also lines up with Greece’s GDPR digital-consent age. Under the law, platforms have to use age checks that are “appropriate, proportionate, and reliable.” Greek officials have floated Kids Wallet and Gov.gr Wallet as the tools for that, so people can show they’re over or under 15 without handing over their name or date of birth.
If you run a platform, or you’ve got children in Greece, keep an eye on this one. Greek officials say they’re aiming at harmful content, compulsive use, and the sleep and concentration problems tied to it. Enforcement will involve Greece’s National Council for Radio and Television, the Hellenic Data Protection Authority, and, through the EU Digital Services Act, the European Commission. Fines can reach 6% of turnover.
Backers of the measure point to numbers like these: 66% of primary school students and 74% of secondary school students say they lie about their age, 48% report misuse, and one in seven reports mental-health effects. New Democracy supported the law. PASOK abstained. SYRIZA, Greek Solution, the Communist Party of Greece, Niki, and Course of Freedom voted against it. At the same time, 25 groups warned about risks to privacy, speech, and support, while seven EU countries are working on a shared tool and Australia and France are taking different paths on bans.
Author: Chema Carvajal Sarabia
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