Summary
Greece plans to ban social media for children under 15 starting next January. The move aims to address issues like anxiety and sleep problems linked to social media use among young people. Greece seeks to enforce this with a national framework and is also pushing for similar action at the European level.
Key Facts
- Greece will ban social media for those under 15 starting January next year.
- The ban aims to tackle anxiety and sleep issues in young people.
- Greece joins other countries like Australia, France, and Austria in implementing or considering similar restrictions.
- Social media companies argue that such bans may be hard to enforce and could isolate vulnerable teens.
- Greece's Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis supports a European framework for unified action on this issue.
- Other nations like the UK, Ireland, and Denmark are also considering social media restrictions for young people.
- Mitsotakis highlighted concerns about the "addictive design" of social media platforms.
- The debate on social media's impact on youth mental health has been growing recently.
