French lawmakers vote on social media ban for children
Lawmakers also require age verification and plan to block new accounts from Sept. 1, while giving platforms four months to close existing ones.
- 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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(Paris=Yonhap News) Correspondent Song Jin-won = The French Senate passed a bill on the 21st (local time) banning the use of social media by youths under the age of 15.
In France, a regulation that would ban the use of social media by those under 15 has passed the parliamentary compromise committee. The bill, which is expected to come into effect before the start of the new academic year, mandates that platforms install age verification systems and also bans the use of smartphones in high schools.
Yesterday, members of the upper and lower chambers of Parliament reached a compromise on the text of the bill.
In France, parliament is voting today to pass a bill banning social media for children under the age of 15. The country will thus become the first European country to introduce an age limit for social media.
French lawmakers vote on social media ban for children
French lawmakers vote on Tuesday on a law that aims to ban social media access for children under the age of 15, joining countries around the world in considering a move unpopular with many teenagers but supported by some parents and teachers.
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