National plan would ban under-15s from accessing social media
The Greek government is seeking to fast-track national legislation banning social media use by children under the age of 15 by inserting the measure into an unrelated bill.
Greece, one of the frontrunners in Europe on restricting minors’ access to social media, is currently holding a public consultation on the draft law, which concludes on 20 July.
However, according to official government documents, the proposal has also been introduced – as three short articles – in a separate justice reform bill.
Tech industry lobbyists estimate that the government intends to pass the measure before parliament’s summer recess, as it followed a similar approach with the AI Act by sending it to parliamentary committees immediately after the public consultation ended.
