US EditionFrench lawmakers approve bill banning social media for children under 15
The bill aims to protect children from mental health risks and cyberbullying, with 73% of French public support, and requires platforms to block under-15 accounts.
- This month the National Assembly opened debate on a law to restrict social media networks for under‑15s, with Macron saying `We cannot leave the mental and emotional health of our children in the hands of people whose sole purpose is to make money out of them.`
- Deputy Laure Miller drew up the text late last year after chairing a parliamentary inquiry into TikTok, while President Emmanuel Macron made the issue central after being sidelined by the 2024 Assembly elections.
- The bill would block access for under 15-year-olds to Snapchat, Instagram and TikTok; the state media regulator would list harmful sites, while others require explicit parental approval, building on the junior and middle schools ban.
- Without fast‑track, the bill risks stalling despite likely support from pro‑Macron parties, LR, and RN; if approved Monday, it moves to the Senate next month.
- The move sits within a global trend responding to evidence of mental‑health harm, with the bill redrafted after Council of State questions and similar 2023 laws struck down; Denmark, Greece, Spain, Ireland, and the UK are considering related steps.
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