Greece has become the latest country to announce a social-media ban for teenagers, with restrictions on under 15s to begin next year.
It comes after Australia became the first nation in the world to bar children under 16 from platforms, including Snapchat, TikTok and Instagram, last December.
Greek prime minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said the ban – to begin on January 1, 2027 – is aimed at tackling rising anxiety and sleep problems among young people.
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Mr Mitsotakis, who has called on the EU to introduce European-wide legislation, said he was ‘certain many of the younger ones among you will be angry with me’ but added that social media ‘takes away your innocence and your freedom.
That has to stop somewhere’.
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