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Greece to ban social media for under 15-year-olds: PM

Updated on: 08 April,2026 02:15 PM IST  |  Athens, Greece
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Greece will prohibit children under 15 from accessing social media starting January 1, 2027, in a move aimed at addressing online safety and digital wellbeing concerns

Greece to ban social media for under 15-year-olds: PM

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Greece will ban access to social media for children under 15 from January 1, 2027 Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said on Wednesday.

"We have decided to go ahead with a difficult but necessary measure: ban access to social media for children under 15 years old," he said in a video posted on TikTok.


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