Politics · 2026-10-23 · Morning briefing
Greece bans social media use for children under 15
Greece’s Parliament has passed legislation that will prohibit children under the age of 15 from using social media platforms. The bill, approved on Friday, is set to come into force on January 1st, 2027.
The move aligns Greece with a group of seven European Union countries that are jointly seeking a workable age-verification solution in co-operation with the European Commission. The legislation cites growing concerns over the impact of social media on the health and safety of minors as its primary motivation.
However, the law was approved without specifying the precise mechanism for enforcement or the penalties for platforms that fail to comply. Devising a reliable digital system for verifying a user's age remains the central technical challenge for regulators not just in Greece, but across the bloc.
Summary written by Cup of News with AI from the sources below. Check the originals for the full story.
Read the sources
- Greece bans social media use for children under 15
- Greek parliament approves social media ban for children under 15 — Channel NewsAsia
- Greece passes social media ban for children under 15
- How Greece’s under-15 social media ban will work on Facebook, Instagram and TikTok
- Greece unveils bill to ban social media access for children under 15
Ten stories, twice a day. Calm, no notifications.
Get the appMore stories in this edition
- Tibet earthquake kills 16; over 12,000 relocated amid aftershocks
- Sudan: RSF systematically attacked el-Fasher hospitals, probe finds
- Newborn twins in Yemen fight for life amid hunger crisis
- WHO warns of complex Ebola outbreak as virus reaches Nigeria
- Saab's orders triple, buoyed by Ukraine fighter jet deal
- Wealthy Chinese shift offshore funds to US banks
- Bridgewater China cuts gold, turns 'optimistic' on local stocks
- Prime editing alters DNA inside a human for the first time
- Moderna's mRNA vaccine cuts melanoma recurrence by 42%