French Lawmakers Race to Introduce an Under-15 Social Media Ban Before the New School Year
Lawmakers are weighing a blacklist and exemptions as France moves to curb teen screen use, with 90% of children 12 to 17 online daily, a report said.
- French lawmakers from The National Assembly and The Senate met Monday in a joint committee to resolve differences over a bill banning social media for children under 15 before the summer recess.
- Growing awareness of social media's dangers to young, developing brains has driven the legislative push, with France's health watchdog reporting one in two teenagers spends between two and five hours daily on smartphones.
- Legislators disagree on scope: The National Assembly favors a total prohibition of online social networking services, while The Senate prefers a blacklist approach, complicating alignment with the Digital Services Act.
- Should the joint committee reach an agreement, the bill could go before both chambers for a final vote as early as Tuesday, though time remains constrained before parliamentary recess.
- European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen earlier this month called for limits on children's screen time, signaling that The European Commission may soon propose restrictions for its 27 member countries.
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France prepares to approve social media ban for children under 15French lawmakers are set to approve a bill on Tuesday to ban access to social media for children under 15, putting France at the forefront of similar efforts in the EU.
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The Local - FrFrench lawmakers expected to approve social media ban for under-15s
Parliamentarians from the upper and lower houses reached a compromise on the bill's text on Monday, paving the way for a vote on its final adoption, which is expected to pass despite criticism from parties on the left. "Tomorrow, France will become the first country in Europe to introduce a digital age limit to better protect our children online," French Digital Minister Anne Le Henanff said on X. President Emmanuel Macron has championed the l…
A conciliation committee of the French Parliament reached an agreement on Monday (20) on a bill to ban access to social networks by children under 15 years of age. France's president, Emmanuel Macron, said he wants the ban to come into force by the beginning of the school year, early in September. France would follow Australia, which approved in December the world's first ban for children under 16 years of age on platforms such as Facebook, Meta…
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