Athens, Greece – In a country celebrated by its former wisdom, Greece He is offering a modern solution to a pressing domestic challenge: to train parents to supervise the online activity of their children.
On Monday, the Government launched a mobile application operated by the State, marking one of the most assertive steps in Europe towards the verification of the digital age.
Kids Wallet, now available on iOS and Android, offers parents tools to verify the ages of their children on digital platforms and monitor their navigation activity, authorities said.
“This is an application that Greece, and Europe, needs to confirm the age of children when they use social networks,” said Digital Government Minister Dimitris Pastergiou. “It will also serve as an identification tool for the next initiatives.”
Unlike the strictest approaches adopted in some European countries, Greece has made the use of the application voluntary, although officials argue that offers more Powerful controls. The initiative is aligned with broader efforts throughout the EU to standardize age verification in the Member States.
The application is integrated with the Greek government services platform, already widely used to pay taxes, navigate the bureaucracy and even buy football tickets, and work with existing digital identification systems for adults.
Parents will start session using their online fiscal identification credentials.
The general era of digital consent has been established in 15, and officials have invited the main digital platforms to collaborate in the deployment.
“Dear platforms, we ask for their cooperation so that together we can protect children at a vulnerable age,” said Papastergiou.
Prime minister Kyriakos mitsotakis He expressed his support for the initiative, expressing concern about the impact of technology on family life. “You see families in restaurants where parents and children are on their phones, and you wonder when they really talk to each other,” he said.
A 2024 survey by the Kmop Greek research organization found that 76.6% of children aged 9 to 12 have internet access through personal devices, 58.6% use daily social networks and 22.8% have found inappropriate content.
The launch of the application is part of a broader set of government measures aimed at curbing youth violence and aligns with EU plans to strengthen online protections for minors.
