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Ban Social Networks on Minors: Emmanuel Macron Wants to Imitate Australia and Ban Access to Children Under 15 or 16 Years of Age

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The Head of State confirmed his intention to legislate to protect young people from the harmful effects of social networks, following the example of Australia, the first country in history to have blocked access

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The President of the Republic wants to ban access to social networks "before the age of 15 or 16". The government will introduce a bill in early 2026 to impose an age check on platforms. The Head of State also alerted about the impact of screen time on academic success and mental health. - Social networks: Emmanuel Macron wants to imitate Australia and ban them on young people under the age of 15 or 16 (Social topics).

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The Head of State confirmed his intention to legislate to protect young people from the harmful effects of social networks, following the example of Australia, the first country in history to have blocked access

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While the issue of the protection of minors online is growing everywhere in Europe, Emmanuel Macron puts on the table a project that has been dividing for several years: the ban on social networks before 15 or 16 years. An orientation that is directly inspired by the Australian model and that could change everything in the [...]

Emmanuel Macron accelerates on digital regulation. On the way to Saint-Malo this Wednesday, the President of the Republic announced the tabling of a government bill as early as January 2026 to ban access to social networks before the age of 15 or 16. France wants to ban social networks ... Read more Like KultureGeek on Facebook, and follow us on Twitter Don't forget to download our free iAddict app for iPhone and iPad (link App Store) The articl…

Taking Australia's example, a country in Europe wants to ban access to social networks for young people under 15 or 16. It is France, and President Emmanuel Macron confirmed on Wednesday that he wants to "oblige all social networks to verify the age of their users." According to AFP, such a bill will be submitted to parliament in early 2026.

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The Head of State wants to ban social networks for children under 15 years of age

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France Bleu broke the news in on Wednesday, December 10, 2025.
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