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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Helena Smith in Athens and Jon Henley

Greece announces social media ban for under-15s, citing anxiety and sleep problems

A teenager looks at her phone with one hand raised to her mouth
A survey conducted in Greece in February this year showed overwhelming support for a social media ban for children. Photograph: Louisa Gouliamaki/Reuters

Greece has announced a social media ban for under-15s from 1 January, with the country’s prime minister, Kyriakos Mitsotakis, citing rising anxiety, sleep problems and the addictive design of online platforms – although he acknowledged it may incur the wrath of some children.

“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 TikTok video intended to address a young audience.

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