US EditionFrench lawmakers approve bill banning social media for children under 15
The bill mandates age verification and extends phone bans in schools, aiming to reduce screen time and mental health risks, with 130 lawmakers voting in favor.
- 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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After Australia, France to ban social media for children under 15
Paris: French lawmakers approved a bill banning social media for children under 15, paving the way for the measure to enter into force at the start of the next school year in September, as the idea of setting a minimum age for use of the platforms gains momentum across Europe. The bill, which also bans the use of mobile phones in high schools, was adopted by a 130-21 vote late Monday. French President Emmanuel Macron has requested that the legis…
Traction Grows For Social Media Age Limits Across Europe As France Moves Closer To Under-15s Ban
France could become the first European country to bar social media access for children and teenagers. following in the wake of Australia’s under-16s ban last year. The country’s lower house voted in favor of a bill – imposing restrictions on sites such as Instagram, Facebook and TikTok for under-15s – on Monday evening. France is […]
France is very close to becoming the first European country to ban social networks for children under the age of 15. The National Assembly approved last Monday night with a large majority the central article of a bill to protect young people from the damage that may be caused by social networks. A text supported by the Government and the French president, Emmanuel Macron, whose adoption is expected by the afternoon of this Tuesday, potentially c…
France would like to introduce a law that forbids the use of social media for children under 15 years. This is the proposal made by Laure Miller, member of the Ensemble centre party and part of...
Parliament accelerates on a law banning access to platforms for children and requires age verification: between mental health protection, popular consensus and fears for privacy and technical application
Now it must be considered by the Senate of the country.
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