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Greece will ban children under the age 15 from using social media starting next year. Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis made the announcement in a video posted to Greece has been proactive in its approach to tackling excessive screen time for children , having already banned mobile phones in schools in 2024.
While the PM chose not to name any platforms, he said he was concerned about children comparing themselves to others on social media and taking online comments to heart. "Greece will be among the first countries to take such an initiative," Mitsotakis said."I am certain, however, that it will not be the last. Our goal is to push the European Union in this direction as well.", Greece’s digital governance minister, Dimitris Papastergiou, said that social media companies would be legally required to uphold the new restrictions by verifying the ages of their users. Failure to comply would lead to fines under the EU’s Digital Services Act. Parents would also need to download an app called Kids Wallet, backed by the state, that could be paired to their child’s device and block access. The finer details of how the ban would be enforced are still being worked out by decision-makers. The PM conceded that he would likely incur the wrath of his country’s young children, but there’s widespreadconsidering
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