Greece is shifting ahead with a ban on under-15s utilizing social media, changing into the newest nation to limit younger teenagers from utilizing the net platforms.
On Wednesday, April 8, Greece Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis introduced plans to limit social media use by age beginning on January 1, 2027, Reuters reports.
In a video announcement directed to Greece’s younger folks, the prime minister cited considerations similar to issues sleeping, growing anxiousness, and social media platforms’ addictive designs.
Within the video, Mitsotakis additionally pointed to components similar to kids not permitting their minds to relaxation, feeling fixed comparisons, and spending lengthy hours scrolling by means of their telephones.
Mitsotakis adopted the announcement with a letter to European Fee President Ursula von der Leyen, Greek news organization OEMA reports.
Within the letter, the prime minister detailed Greece’s plans and pushed for a “unified European framework” on the difficulty by the top of the 12 months.
Mitsotakis proposes a regular age-verification system, repeated verification each six months, and a European “digital age of majority” of 15-years-old—or the minimal age to make use of social media.
Which nations have age-centric social media bans in place?
Greece joins 10 countries all over the world which have already taken steps to limit younger folks from utilizing social media, whereas extra are contemplating such strikes.
Such widespread strikes would’ve been unthinkable till not too long ago, with firms similar to Meta Platforms, which owns Instagram and Fb, specializing in parental management.
On December 10, 2025, Australia grew to become the first country to outright ban social media for a sure age group—fully limiting it for folks beneath 16.
The European Union (EU) has additionally taken steps to ban social media use for under-16s, requiring parental consent for younger folks aged 13 to fifteen. In November, Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) voted 483 to 92 in favor of a non-legislative report calling for the age restriction.
EU members similar to France, Italy, and Australia have already taken separate steps to restrict social media use by age.
Elsewhere, nations similar to the UK, New Zealand, and Thailand have additionally taken steps towards banning social media for younger folks.
