The National Strategy for Protecting Minors from Internet Addiction, developed by the Ministry of Digital Governance, addresses the detrimental health impacts of excessive screen time, highlighting the role of AI algorithms and personalised content in fostering addictive behaviours. It proposes a multi-faceted approach, including redesigning digital applications to be inherently safer for children, implementing educational initiatives and awareness campaigns for parents and minors, and establishing protective regulatory measures at both national and EU levels. Key proposals include setting a Europe-wide digital age of consent at 15, introducing mandatory parental control mechanisms on devices, and advocating for a ""Digital Fairness Act"" to curb manipulative design practices. Among other aspects, the strategy introduces the national platform ""parco.gov.gr"", which incorporates basic guidelines for setting up parental controls on children’s mobile devices; the Kids Wallet, an application set to launch in the upcoming spring, which will allow for age verification of the user. The goal is for the Kids Wallet to become the means of age verification at a national level. The Kids Wallet will have pre-installed parental control features.
(Source: Greece - Policy monitor country profile, 2025)
Entities responsible for implementation: Ministry of Digital Governance, Ministry of Education, Ministry of Health
The National Strategy for Protecting Minors from Internet Addiction, developed by the Ministry of Digital Governance, addresses the detrimental health impacts of excessive screen time, highlighting the role of AI algorithms and personalised content in fostering addictive behaviours. It proposes a multi-faceted approach, including redesigning digital applications to be inherently safer for children, implementing educational initiatives and awareness campaigns for parents and minors, and establishing protective regulatory measures at both national and EU levels. Key proposals include setting a Europe-wide digital age of consent at 15, introducing mandatory parental control mechanisms on devices, and advocating for a ""Digital Fairness Act"" to curb manipulative design practices. Among other aspects, the strategy introduces the national platform ""parco.gov.gr"", which incorporates basic guidelines for setting up parental controls on children’s mobile devices; the Kids Wallet, an application set to launch in the upcoming spring, which will allow for age verification of the user. The goal is for the Kids Wallet to become the means of age verification at a national level. The Kids Wallet will have pre-installed parental control features.
(Source: Greece - Policy monitor country profile, 2025)
Entities responsible for implementation: Ministry of Digital Governance, Ministry of Education, Ministry of Health
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