Macron Calls for EU-Wide Under 15 Social Media Ban
He says EU legislation is needed to protect children after France’s national law was struck down, as the bloc weighs tighter online safety rules.
- On Sept 8, French President Emmanuel Macron urged the European Commission to back a European Union-wide ban on social media for children under 15 after France failed to enact its own national legislation.
- France's Constitutional Council struck down the previous national bill, complicating domestic efforts; Macron now seeks to bypass this hurdle by harmonizing restrictions across the 27-member European Union.
- In a letter to European Commission President Ursula on Aug 29, Macron wrote, "I believe it has now become essential to go further" to protect children across the Union through new legislation.
- European Commission President Ursula previously proposed a tiered system limiting access for children under 13, while Taoiseach Miche said the Government prefers an EU-level approach over individual national bans.
- Following Australia's landmark social media ban adopted last year, several European countries are considering curbs amid growing concern over young people's mental health. However, some nations in Scandinavia argue such restrictions should remain a parental decision.
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After the harsh words, against social networks for harm to minors, Europe risks being disappointed in the facts. In order to protect children and adolescents from dangers to mental health, Brussels considers imposing a ban on access to children under 13 years of age. But France wants the bar at 15 years of age, like Greece. Denmark assesses [...] The article Macron writes to von der Leyen: "Now social ban up to 15 years of age" . But the EU Comm…
Macron Demands EU Action to Ban Social Media for Kids Under 15
French President Emmanuel Macron urged Ursula von der Leyen, president of the European Commission, to back European Union-level legislation to ban social media for children under 15 after his own efforts failed in France.
The French president calls for tougher EU action.
FRENCH President Macron has asked the European Commission to ban social media for under-15s at the EU level, after a similar law failed to pass in France. He is pushing for a stricter approach.
The President of the European Commission, who promised proposals after the summer, said that she would consider gradual and graduated access for different age groups and would address the subject in her speech on the state of the Union on 16 September.
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