Many minors simply provide false ages during registration, use tools such as VPNs to appear as users from other countries, or open new accounts as soon as previous ones are deleted.

Greece will introduce strict under-15 social media restrictions from 2027, using the KidsWallet app to verify age, support parental control, and shift compliance duties to digital platforms.

Greece will ban access to Facebook, TikTok, and Instagram for children under 15, enforcing fines and age verification starting next year.

The government plans a nationwide digital restriction aimed at limiting minors’ access to social media platforms, citing concerns over mental health, sleep, and online pressure among young users

The logic behind an outright ban is deceptively simple: if we close the doors of the major platforms, children will be safer. Yet that assumption collapses under even modest scrutiny.

Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis says the government will soon reveal measures restricting minors’ access to certain social media platforms.

Spain and Greece may soon be the first countries in the EU to ban social media use by teenagers, citing safety concerns.