Greece Is Preparing Social Media Ban for Children Under 15

Greece will soon propose a social media ban for anyone under 15 years old, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said.

“The evidence is unambiguous,” he said at a Bloomberg event in Athens. “The addictive scrolling is damaging to their mental health, and we need to do something about it.”

WATCH: Mitsotakis says Greece will soon propose a social media ban for anyone under 15 years old.

Source: Bloomberg

He said the proposal will arrive within “weeks,” adding, “the age limit we will set is going to be 15 years.”

The move makes Greece the latest European country to try and restrict social media use for children and teenagers.

France voted in January to ban children under 15 from ...