Greece Unveils New Rules Banning Social Media Use Among Minors
The measure would make platforms verify ages with privacy-focused tools as Greece seeks to curb digital addiction and protect minors' mental health.
- On Monday, Minister of State Akis Skertsos, Health Minister Adonis Georgiadis, and Digital Governance Minister Dimitris Papastergiou presented Greece's regulatory framework to ban social media access for minors under 15.
- Officials frame this restriction as a 'human-centric' health intervention, building on Greece's 2024 ban on mobile phones in schools and the Kids Wallet App for parental device controls.
- Platforms must verify user age using digital 'age tokens,' which confirm thresholds without disclosing unnecessary personal data. Papastergiou stated this approach protects privacy while ensuring enforcement.
- The bill moves to a parliamentary committee on Tuesday, October 13, with a plenary vote scheduled for October 22; if approved, regulations take effect January 1, 2027, for Instagram and LinkedIn.
- Implementation relies on the European Union's Digital Services Act, with the National Telecommunications and Post Commission acting as Digital Services Coordinator to ensure cross-border cooperation with the European Commission.
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Greece is preparing a measure that could change the way children use the Internet: access to social networks would be prohibited for those under the age of 15 from 1 January 2027.
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