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Greece to soon announce social media ban for children under 15, government source says

By Thomson Reuters Feb 3, 2026 | 7:22 AM

ATHENS, Feb 3 (Reuters) – Greece is “very close” ‍to announcing a social media ban for children ‌aged under ‌15, a senior government source told Reuters on Tuesday.

Spain ​said on Tuesday ‍that ​it plans ​to ban ‍social media for those aged under 16 and ‍will create a law to hold ‍social ‍media executives ​personally ​responsible ⁠for hate speech ‌on their platforms.

(Reporting by Renee Maltezou; Editing by Sharon ⁠Singleton)