The law is now official and will go into effect on January 1, 2027.

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Greece's parliament has passed a social media ban for kids under 15 after its prime minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis first announced the measure earlier this year . The bill, which Mitsotakis called "difficult but necessary," is among the first to be imposed in the European Union so far and will go into effect on January 1, 2027. The new law covers platforms like TikTok, Instagram, Facebook and X, and mandates that such services apply proportionate and reliable age-verification methods.

"It would have been very easy to do absolutely nothing today and wait for the perfect European law. But the challenge is here. Children are sinking into the internet every day, and I believe a responsible government must do what it is obliged to do," said Greece's digital governance and AI minister, Dimitris Papastergiou.

Failure to comply with the act will lead to fines under the EU's Digital Services Act.…