Greece has passed a law banning children under 15 from social media, a tech news outlet reported on October 23.
The government announced the measure earlier in 2026. The vote turns that announcement into law. The account of the vote did not say which platforms are covered, how ages will be checked, or when enforcement begins, and those three details will decide how much the ban changes in practice.
The move fits a broader shift. Australia passed its own ban for children under 16 in November 2024, with enforcement starting in December 2025. Greece sets its line a year lower. Both approaches replace the long-standing model, in which platforms set a minimum age of 13 in their terms of service and mostly rely on users to be honest about their birthdays.
The harder question is verification. A legal age limit is simple to write. Confirming a user's age without collecting piles of sensitive data from every adult is not, and Australia's rollout is the obvious test case for whether a national ban can hold up once teenagers go looking for workarounds.