Common Sense Media Applauds Greece Leadership for Passing Major Law to Protect Children Under 15 From Addictive Social Media
SAN FRANCISCO, October 23, 2026 — Common Sense Media Founder and CEO James P. Steyer issued the following statement on Greece's new policy restricting social media for children under 15:
"Common Sense Media applauds Greek lawmakers for taking this significant step and firm commitment to protect kids and their families from the harmful effects of addictive social media.
"Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and Mareva Grabowski-Mitsotaki played a critical role in championing this legislation, and we applaud their tremendous leadership in Greece. They join a growing movement of global leaders from Australia and California to Athens and Paris who recognize that parents are fed up with the years of damage social media platforms have inflicted on children's mental health, safety, and wellbeing. Prime Minister Mitsotakis was right to say, ‘That has to stop.'"
"Greece is now the second country in the European Union to adopt a social media delay for kids and teens, following France's leadership this summer. Common Sense Media also championed similar U.S. legislation passed in Sacramento this fall to delay the creation of social media accounts for kids under 16.
Now, following European Commission President Ursula Von Der Leyen's proposed EU Kids Act, the European Union also has a major opportunity to protect children and families across the continent from the significant risks of growing up in the digital age and AI era."
"This is a pivotal global moment and another major victory for kids around the world."
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