Greece enacts social media ban for kids under 15

No. 217 of 245 · Engadget · Steve Dent · published 23 Oct 2026, 18:24 UTC · 1 min read

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Greece's parliament passed a law banning social media accounts for children under 15, effective January 1, 2027. It covers platforms like TikTok, Instagram, Facebook and X, requires proportionate age verification, and enforces compliance through fines under the EU's Digital Services Act.

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Score

0.56total under rubric v2.0

Significance0.61
Reader interest0.62
Audience breadth0.60
Practical relevance0.57
Substantiated0.45
Technical depth0.44
New information0.85
Counts against: Promotional0.05
Counts against: Overclaim0.21

Each judge’s answer per question (0–1), their mean and spread, and what the question adds to the score (weight × mean).

Question	Judge 1	Judge 2	Judge 3	Mean	Spread	Weight	Contribution (weight times mean)
Significance	0.68	0.55	—	0.61	0.13	+0.25	+0.154
Reader interest	0.54	0.70	—	0.62	0.16	+0.20	+0.124
Audience breadth	0.59	0.60	—	0.60	0.01	+0.10	+0.060
Practical relevance	0.69	0.45	—	0.57	0.23	+0.15	+0.085
Substantiated	0.44	0.45	—	0.45	0.01	+0.10	+0.045
Technical depth	0.58	0.30	—	0.44	0.28	+0.10	+0.044
New information	0.91	0.80	—	0.85	0.11	+0.10	+0.086
Promotional	0.05	0.05	—	0.05	0.00	−0.15	−0.007
Overclaim	0.22	0.20	—	0.21	0.02	−0.15	−0.032
Sum of contributions							+0.557
Claim-check penalty							0.000
Total, as published							0.557

Spread is the highest minus the lowest judge answer. marks a spread above 0.40: the judges disagree, and the story is marked contested. Judge 3 did not score this story; its mean uses the other two.

Also covered by

Greek parliament greenlights under-15 social media ban · Silicon Republic
Greece Enacts Social Media Ban For Kids Under 15 · Slashdot
Greece passes social media ban for children under 15 · reuters.com

Elsewhere

Elsewhere: HN 6 pts, not on front page

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