In favor of Greece’s position to establish a single age digitaής adulthood in European Union, In order to protect children and adolescents from the harmful side of social media, today the Meta of Mark Zuckerberg, to which they belong to the InstagramFacebook, Messenger, the Threads and WhatsApp.
OR Meta becomes the first of the big technology companies to take a clear position in aso the Issue, supporting the Greek proposal at European level. The Greek side seeks to protect minors from harmjerk Content but also from digital addiction. The Greek plan is based on the idea of automatic digital control of young user age, a solution already embedded in Greek application Kids Wallet, with Meta To declare that it accepts this age verification model horizontally in the EU.
«Greece plays a leading role in discussion»
Her public policy officer Meta For Italy, Greece and Malta, Claudia Trivilino, He specifically welcomed the role Greece has taken on consultations that have been made at European level in recent months, where the Minister of Digital Governance had been directly involved. Dimitris Papastergiou as well as the prime minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and his associates.
«I am glad that Greece plays a leading role in the vital debate between EU Member States and the process that leads to Non-paper “Protection of minors from online dangers and damage.” We support the appeal to the European Commission to apply to the EU mandatory, built -in age verification measures and recommend that adolescents use to ensure a safer online environment for all digital services to ensure a safer online environment», reported in her post on LinkedIn Mrs. Trivilino.
«We believe that digital adulthood is an effective solution fora to ensure that teenagers have safe experiences on the internet», added, adding that this decision of her Meta is one more «particularly important step» In the efforts of the company «to protect them ephemeralboh».
What do government officials report
Government officials stressed that the Greek proposal has gained ground thanks to the effort that has been made at European level since the beginning of the year, ie shortly after its presentation National strategic protection of minors from internet addiction.
The dynamics of Greek positions appeared last month when the European Committee Vice President for Technology Henna Virkunn expressed the intention of Brussels to establish in the summer «mini wallet» with the ability to confirm age, to Greek standards Kids Wallet, so as to «bridged» The gap until the European digital wallet is ready at the end of 2026.
The issue of protecting minors from dangers in the age of internet has been repeatedly raised as a priority by Kyriakos Mitsotakis, who has said he is one of «regulatory battles» The EU has to give, and he also touched it during his speech at the UN General Assembly last September.