Internet & Online Safety · Greece
Online safety in Greece: the EU Digital Services Act (2026)
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Online safety rules in Greece: comprehensive law, under EU Digital Services Act (Regulation (EU) 2022/2065, directly applicable) + Greek Law 5099/2024 (supplementary national implementation measures); Digital Services Coordinator: Hellenic Telecommunications and Post Commission (EETT).
Greece enacted Law 5099/2024 in April 2024 to implement the EU Digital Services Act, designating the Hellenic Telecommunications and Post Commission (EETT) as the national Digital Services Coordinator with enforcement, inspection, and sanction powers over intermediary service providers. A multi-authority structure shares oversight with the Hellenic Data Protection Authority (HDPA) and the National Council for Radio and Television (NCRTV). In April 2026, Greece announced proposed legislation to ban under-15s from major social media platforms, with entry into force targeted for 1 January 2027.
The Digital Services Act in Greece
In Greece, online platforms and intermediaries are governed by the EU Digital Services Act (DSA), a directly-applicable regulation covering illegal content, transparency and user protection.
- Framework
- the EU Digital Services Act (Regulation (EU) 2022/2065)
- Approach
- notice-and-action on illegal content, transparency reporting, clear terms, and protection of minors
- Applies to
- online intermediaries, hosting services and platforms offering services to users in Greece, wherever established
- Very large platforms
- platforms and search engines with 45M+ EU users face extra systemic-risk audits, overseen by the European Commission
- Maximum fine
- up to 6% of global annual turnover
- Oversight
- the national Digital Services Coordinator, plus the European Commission for very large platforms
The DSA is an EU regulation applied directly in Greece; the national Digital Services Coordinator handles day-to-day supervision.
The Digital Services Act in Greece: FAQ
Yes. As an EU member, Greece is covered by the EU Digital Services Act (Regulation (EU) 2022/2065), which applies directly.
Notice-and-action mechanisms for illegal content, transparency reporting, clear terms of service, and measures to protect minors.
The national Digital Services Coordinator, with the European Commission supervising very large online platforms and search engines.
Up to 6% of a provider's global annual turnover for serious breaches.
Key points
Adopted by the Greek Parliament and published in the Official Gazette on 5 April 2024, Law 5099/2024 sets out supplementary national measures for DSA compliance, including designation of competent authorities, a mandatory registry of intermediary service providers, and enforcement penalties up to 6% of global annual turnover.
The Hellenic Telecommunications and Post Commission (EETT) is designated as Greece's Digital Services Coordinator, with powers to request information, conduct on-site inspections, order cessation of DSA violations, impose interim measures, and receive user complaints against intermediary service providers.
Alongside EETT, the Hellenic Data Protection Authority (HDPA) supervises DSA provisions on advertising transparency and protection of minors' personal data, while the National Council for Radio and Television (NCRTV) oversees compliance with advertising and minor-protection obligations by platforms.
Law 5099/2024 established a mandatory EETT-supervised registry; all intermediary service providers established or legally represented in Greece were required to register by 22 October 2024. EETT published its first Annual Digital Services Report covering compliance activity in 2024.
In April 2026, Prime Minister Mitsotakis announced legislation to prohibit children under 15 from accessing 'endless-scroll' social media platforms (Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, Snapchat), with entry into force on 1 January 2027. Age verification would rely on the Gov.gr Wallet 'Kids Wallet' parental-control tool; Greece simultaneously called for an EU-wide framework by end-2026.
Greece transposed the NIS2 Directive via Law 5160/2024, establishing the National Cybersecurity Authority. Law 5179/2025 introduced significant changes to enforcement through intermediary injunctions, strengthening the procedural toolkit for ordering platforms to remove illegal content.
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