Overview
- Greece will begin blocking access to platforms such as Facebook, Instagram, TikTok and X for users under 16 at the end of October using a device-installed app called Kids Wallet.
- The Kids Wallet system, developed with the European Commission, stores age on the device and restricts content even without user accounts, with additional blocks for gambling, alcohol, tobacco, pornography and dating sites for under-18s.
- Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen announced a plan to ban social media for children under 15, with parental permission possible from age 13, though no draft bill or implementation details have been presented.
- EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said France, Spain, Greece, Denmark and Italy are testing Commission-backed age-verification approaches within national apps.
- Australia passed a law in late 2024 restricting access for under-16s, slated to take effect in December 2025, providing a model referenced by European policymakers.