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Greece will ban access to social media for children under 15 from Jan 1, 2027, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said Wednesday (Apr 8), the latest country to do so as concern grows over the platforms’ impact. “We have decided to go ahead with a difficult but necessary measure: ban access to social media for children under 15 years old,” he said in a video posted on TikTok.”Greece is among the first countries in the world to adopt such a measure,” the prime minister said, adding that he would put pressure on the European Union to follow suit. Mitsotakis said he used social media to make the announcement so he could address teenagers and children directly: “I know that some of you are going to be angry … Our aim is not to keep you away from technology but to combat addiction to certa...

Photo illustration: Freepik Greece will ban the use of the social media platforms Instagram, TikTok, Facebook and Snapchat by children under 15 years old, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said on Wednesday. Mitsotakis addressed children to announce the ban in a video – published on Facebook, TikTok and Instagram – beginning his announcement with the internet meme “six-seven”, a viral joke that dominated teens’ social media in 2025. “We decided to proceed with something difficult but necessary: ​​to ban access to social media for children under 15 years of age,” Mitsotakis said. “Greece will be among the first countries to take such an initiative, but I am sure that it will not be the last. Our goal is to push the EU in this direction as well,” he added. Minister of digital governance Dim...

Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis announced on the 8th of April that children under the age of 15 will be banned from using social media from the 1st of January, 2027, as the reason citing the anxiety, sleep problems and addictive nature of online platforms, Reuters reports. In a video aimed at young people, Mitsotakis said that spending hours in front of screens does not allow children to relax, and creates constant pressure to compare, as well as negative online comments. He said he had spoken to many parents who had told him about their children’s sleep problems, anxiety and the long hours spent in front of their phones. A poll conducted by ALCO in February showed that about 80% of those surveyed supported the ban. The Greek government has already banned mobile phones in schools ...

Greece has announced plans to ban social media for under-15s from 2027. The country’s Prime Minister, Kyriakos Mitsotakis, confirmed the ban today and said it would be implemented to tackle the “addictive design” of social media. The ban will begin on January 1, 2027. Mitsotakis announced the move in a short social video posted this morning. In the video, the Prime Minister said: “Many young people tell me they feel exhausted from comparisons, from comments, from the pressure to always be online.” He added: “Greece will be ​among the first countries to take ​such an initiative. I am certain, ​however, that it will not be the last. Our ⁠goal is to push the European Union in this direction as well.” Mitsotakis described the restrictions as “difficult but nec...

Greece has unveiled Centauros, a battle-tested anti-drone system designed to neutralize UAV threats through electronic warfare. Credit: Wikimedia Commons / Air National Guard / CC BY SA 4 Greece is drawing international attention with Centauros, a cost-effective anti-drone system that has already proven itself in combat operations against Houthi unmanned aerial vehicles in the Red Sea. State-owned Hellenic Aircraft Industry, also known as EAV, developed the technology to neutralize drones by jamming their communication and navigation signals rather than destroying them with costly missile interceptors. As a result, Centauros is emerging as a lower-cost alternative to a growing and increasingly expensive battlefield threat. Kyriakos Enotiadis, director of EAV’s electronics sector, described...

Greece will ban access to social media for children under 15 starting January 1, 2027, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis announced on Wednesday, citing rising anxiety, sleep problems, and the addictive design of online platforms. Reuters reports this, writes UNN.DetailsAn ALCO poll published in February showed that about 80% of respondents support such a ban. The Greek government has already banned mobile phones in schools and created parental control platforms to limit the time teenagers spend in front of screens."Greece will be among the first countries to implement such an initiative," Mitsotakis said in a video address, adding that he consulted with parents before making the decision. "I am sure that this will not be the last country. Our goal is to guide the European Union in this di...

Wednesday, Apr 8, 2026 11:40 | 1 hour ago | By: EarthquakeMonitor An earthquake of magnitude 5.0 occurred only 4 minutes ago 84 km southwest of Marmari, Greece, the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) reported.The quake hit at a shallow depth of 27. km beneath the epicenter near Marmari, Lakonien, Peloponnese, Greece, early afternoon on Wednesday, April 8th, 2026, at 2:34 pm local time. The exact magnitude, epicenter, and depth of the quake might be revised within the next few hours or minutes as seismologists review data and refine their calculations, or as other agencies issue their report.A second report was later issued by the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ), which listed it as a magnitude 5.0 earthquake as well. Other agencies reporting the same quake incl...

At the end of the first week of April, both the last winter cucumbers and the first spring cucumbers from the island of Crete are available on the market. "However, I believe that after Orthodox Easter, the winter season will come to an end, while spring cucumbers will enter full production from April 20 onwards, with all cultivation zones in southern Crete operating at full capacity," says Mr. Dimitris Koufozisis, owner of the Cretan company Cretan Root. © Cretan Root Regarding what this practically means for the characteristics of the product reaching the markets, Mr. Koufozisis notes: "We will see a noticeable improvement in average quality, as the older winter crops have now started to 'tire' and, in some cases, produce more than 50% second-class products. That is, mi...

ATHENS: Greece will ban access to social media for children under 15 from Jan 1, 2027, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said Wednesday (Apr 8), the latest country to do so as concern grows over the platforms' impact."We have decided to go ahead with a difficult but necessary measure: ban access to social media for children under 15 years old," he said in a video posted on TikTok."Greece is among the first countries in the world to adopt such a measure," the prime minister said, adding that he would put pressure on the European Union to follow suit.Mitsotakis said he used social media to make the announcement so he could address teenagers and children directly: "I know that some of you are going to be angry ... Our aim is not to keep you away from technology but to combat addiction to cer...

The Prime Minister of Greece, Kyriakos Mitsotakis, has disclosed that the country will ban access to social media for children under 15 from January 1, 2027, citing rising anxiety, sleep problems and the ​addictive design of online platforms. In a viral Wednesday video posted on TikTok, the Prime Minister said,…... The Prime Minister of Greece, Kyriakos Mitsotakis, has disclosed that the country will ban access to social media for children under 15 from January 1, 2027, citing rising anxiety, sleep problems and the ​addictive design of online platforms. In a viral Wednesday video posted on TikTok, the Prime Minister said, “We have decided to go ahead with a difficult but necessary measure: ban access to social media for children under 15 years old.” “Greece ...