Greece is set to introduce a new age verification application named “Kids Wallet” to combat online addiction among minors, aligning with the EU’s broader efforts to enhance child protection online. This initiative includes features for parental control and supports a push for EU-wide regulations to ensure stricter protections for minors, including setting a digital majority age and mandatory parental control software on devices.
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Greece has unveiled a comprehensive national strategy, joining forces with Australia to address the challenges of internet addiction among minors. The plan focuses on equipping parents with control tools, ensuring age-appropriate content, and collaborating with tech companies to promote healthier technology use for young people.
Parco.gov.gr is a new government platform designed to help Greek parents safeguard their children online. Offering tools like time limits, content blocking, app monitoring, and location tracking, the platform provides detailed instructions to ensure safe and responsible internet use for minors.
The Greek government is expected to announce new measures today aimed at protecting minors on social media. The reforms, targeting users under 15, will include parental control tools, an age-verification system, and upcoming legislation in collaboration with tech companies.
Greece is rolling out a comprehensive National Strategy to protect minors from internet addiction, with measures including a parental control platform, age authentication tools, and new legislation in collaboration with European partners. Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis emphasised the importance of parental involvement and proposed setting the “digital adulthood” age at 15. The initiative aims to create a safer online environment for children and address the challenges of excessive social media use.