Greece to soon announce social media ban for children under 15, government source says


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ATHENS, ‌Feb 3 (Reuters) - Greece ‌is "very close" ‌to announcing a social media ban for ‍children aged ‍under 15, ‌a senior government ‍source told ​Reuters on ⁠Tuesday.

Spain said on Tuesday ‌that it plans to ⁠ban ‍social media for those ‍aged under 16 ‌and will create a law to hold social media executives personally responsible for ‌hate speech on their platforms.

(Reporting ​by Renee Maltezou; Editing by Sharon Singleton)

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