Online safety & content laws in Greece (2026)

Legal framework

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)

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.

Key points: internet & online safety in Greece

1. 01Law 5099/2024, DSA national implementation

   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.

   bernitsaslaw.com kglawfirm.gr

2. 02EETT as Digital Services Coordinator

   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.

   eett.gr seelegal.org

3. 03Multi-authority enforcement structure

   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.

   lambadarioslaw.gr aplegal.gr

4. 04Registry of Intermediary Service Providers

   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.

   ey.com seelegal.org

5. 05Proposed under-15 social media ban (2026)

   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.

   biometricupdate.com balkaninsight.com

6. 06NIS2 & intermediary injunctions

   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.

   resourcehub.bakermckenzie.com iclg.com

The Digital Services Act in Greece: FAQ

Timeline of decisions

1. 16 Jul 2026Enforcement
   EEEP-EETT Cooperation: Accelerated DNS Blocking of Unlicensed Gambling Sites

   The Hellenic Gaming Commission (EEEP) and the Hellenic Telecommunications and Post Commission (EETT) announced a formal cooperation framework enabling faster DNS-level enforcement against unlicensed online gambling domains; by end-2025 approximately 11,000 domains had already been blocked. The agreement sets a model for cross-agency online enforcement that other content-harm regulators can replicate.

   Yogonet

2. 1 Mar 2025Guidance · official
   National Strategy for the Protection of Minors Online Published

   The Ministry of Digital Governance published a standalone national strategy on child online safety, combining DSA obligations with public-awareness campaigns and educational programmes. It is the first dedicated Greek policy document that maps the full child-protection architecture across law, regulation, and public-sector bodies.

   Hellenic Ministry of Digital Governance

3. 22 Oct 2024Decision · official
   EETT Registry of Intermediary Digital Service Providers Goes Operational

   Under Law 5099/2024, the Hellenic Telecommunications and Post Commission (EETT) opened and operationalised the mandatory registry for all intermediary digital service providers established in Greece, with a registration deadline of 22 October 2024. The registry is the practical enforcement infrastructure enabling EETT, as Digital Services Coordinator, to supervise platforms' DSA compliance.

   Hellenic Telecommunications & Post Commission (EETT)

4. 5 Apr 2024Law
   Law 5099/2024: Digital Services Act Implemented — EETT Named Digital Services Coordinator

   Greece enacted Law 5099/2024, implementing EU Regulation 2022/2065 (DSA) and designating EETT as the national Digital Services Coordinator with full supervisory and sanctioning powers over intermediary service providers. The law establishes user-complaint mechanisms, trusted-flagger procedures, and a penalty regime for non-compliant hosting, social-media, and marketplace platforms.

   Digital Policy Alert (Ministry of Digital Governance announcement)

5. 1 Jan 2024Decision
   SafeLine.gr Officially Recognised as Greece's First DSA Trusted Flagger

   EETT granted SafeLine.gr — Greece's CSAM and illegal-content hotline — the status of Trusted Flagger under the Digital Services Act, the first such designation in Greece. Trusted Flagger status obligates major platforms to process SafeLine's illegal-content reports with priority, significantly accelerating takedowns of child sexual abuse material and other illegal content.

   ERCIM News

6. 20 Nov 2023Law
   Law 5067/2023: One-Hour Removal Obligation for Terrorist Content Online

   Published in Government Gazette 189/A/20-11-2023, Law 5067/2023 supplements EU Regulation 2021/784 on terrorist content online, requiring Greek-established hosting providers to remove or disable terrorist content within one hour of a removal order issued by a competent public prosecutor. EETT is designated as the national competent authority for provider compliance.

   EY Greece (citing Gov. Gazette 189/A/2023)

7. 9 Sept 2014Law
   Law 4285/2014: Online Hate Speech and Racist Content Criminalised

   Law 4285/2014 implemented EU Framework Decision 2008/913/JHA, criminalising public incitement to hatred and violence — including online — based on race, religion, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender identity, and disability, with penalties of up to three years imprisonment. It remains the primary legal instrument used to prosecute online hate speech in Greece.

   U.S. Library of Congress Global Legal Monitor

8. 18 Oct 2005Decision · official
   SafeLine.gr Joins INHOPE as Greece's Official Illegal-Content Hotline

   SafeLine.gr became a full member of the International Association of Internet Hotlines (INHOPE) on 18 October 2005, establishing Greece's first dedicated mechanism for reporting illegal online content — primarily child sexual abuse material — and creating an operational link to EU-level safer-internet infrastructure. SafeLine later became the Greek Safer Internet Centre's hotline node under the EU's Better Internet for Kids programme.

   European Commission Better Internet for Kids (BIK)

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