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Mandatory age verification to be introduced across social media, alongside dedicated teen accounts for users aged 15–18 with nightly account locking features
With the implementation of the age ban for 15-year-olds from next January, the real data of millions of Greek accounts on Facebook, Instagram and TikTok will be checked
Mitsotakis announced a ban on social media for children under 15 years old from 1 January 2027
The regulation will come in the summer – ‘Our goal is to also push the EU in this direction,’ says the Prime Minister – At 13:00 the specification of the measure
Thanos Plevris: We saw minors being targeted in migrant facilities because they were not wearing a burqa – Our basis is the case law of the European Court of Human Rights
“Religions are also subject to judgment: there are religions that allow polygamy and marriages of children with older men. When someone has been raised to hide her features, does that fit with European culture?” the Migration Minister wondered
1,200 minors live in institutions in Greece – The trauma of confinement
The lack of stable emotional bonds, frequent staff changes, and absence of a reference adult undermine children’s emotional development and mental resilience
New measures for school parties in clubs to block alcohol and tobacco sales to minors – How age verification will work (updated)
Georgiadis: We are saving children’s lives – Events will be registered on events.gov.gr, and stores selling tobacco and alcohol will be recorded on alto.gov.gr
Plevris: No tolerance for adults illegal immigrants who declare themselves minors when they enter Greece
In the 104 cases examined so far, 60% were found to be adults while they had falsely declared to be minors - A significant number of illegal immigrants refused to submit to the examinations, so they were automatically classified as adults
