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French lawmakers aim to enact a law banning social media for under-15s by September to protect mental health, with 58% of teens using social networks daily, health officials say.
- On Saturday, January 24, French President Emmanuel Macron vowed to speed up the social media ban process for under-15s and asked the government to activate the accelerated procedure.
- French lawmakers have debated a bill to ban under-15s from social media, following Australia which last month banned children under 16 from platforms like Instagram, TikTok and YouTube, with the draft due Monday.
- Macron said he backed a ban on pupils having mobile phones in schools alongside a ban on social media access for under-15s, warning that children's brains are not for manipulation.
- Macron set a September target, saying he wanted the ban applied from the start of the next school year in September as the enactment target.
- The draft legislation to be submitted on Monday begins an accelerated process that, if approved by French Parliament, would restrict under-15s' access to popular platforms and tighten school phone rules.
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France Moves to Ban Social Media for Under-15s as Macron Slams 'Harmful' Algorithms
France is preparing to redraw the digital lives of its youngest citizens. In a move that could reshape childhood in the smartphone era, MPs are debating a sweeping 'France social media ban' for under‑15s, blocking access to platforms such as Snapchat, Instagram and TikTok and forcing parents, schools and tech giants to rethink how children go online.President Emmanuel Macron wants the law in place by the start of the new school year in September…
A law banning the use of social media by those under 16 has already come into effect in Australia.
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Laminute.infoAccording to an Ipsos BVA study published on January 26, many French people want to cut with their smartphones.
Should we ban social networks for children under 15 and mobile phones in French high schools? MPs should adopt these measures on Monday to protect the health of adolescents, supported with all their weight by the government and Emmanuel Macron. ...
Members of the French Parliament should adopt these measures on Monday to protect the health of adolescents.
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