Young man uses his cell phone in Sydney, Australia; country approved law prohibiting access to social networks by children under 16 years of age Hollie Adams/Reuters The French Parliament is expected to ban the use of social networks by children under 15 years of age on Tuesday, after deputies and senators reached an agreement this Monday (20) on the legislation that will implement the measure, which is gaining momentum around the world. ?? Do you have any reporting suggestions? Send to g1 French President Emmanuel Macron wants to make protecting children on social media and regulating screen time one of the main achievements of his second term, which ends in May 2027. "Tomorrow [Tuesday], France will be the first country in Europe to establish a digital majority to better protect our children online", announced the Minister Delegate for the Digital Sector, Anne Le Hénanff, on the social network X. The government plans to implement this ban from September, when students return to classes after the holidays. The United Kingdom has approved a similar measure for under-16s, but it will only come into force in early 2027.
France prepares to ban use of social networks by children under 15
Young man uses his cell phone in Sydney, Australia; country approved law prohibiting access to social networks by children under 16 years of age Hollie Adams/Reuters The French Parliament is expected to ban the use of...
France's National Assembly (lower house) and Senate (upper house) will vote on the latest version of the law on Tuesday, after reaching an agreement on Monday on the implementation mechanism. Seven senators and seven deputies agreed, in general, to prohibit access to social networks by children under 15, with exceptions such as online encyclopedias. Parliamentarians therefore opted for the National Assembly's formulation, according to several parliamentary sources, to the detriment of the Senate's proposal, which defended the creation of a list of prohibited platforms. Centrist Senator Catherine Morin-Desailly acknowledged that the latter option would require more time to implement the ban. The text also includes a ban on cell phones in high school, as is already the case in elementary school. Pressure on European politicians has increased since Australia became the first country in the world to ban the use of social media by under-16s. Last week, the European Commission announced that it is considering establishing "progressive and gradual" access for children and adolescents to digital platforms.
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