Lawmakers approve a sweeping social media ban for children under 15
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France's parliament approved a law banning social media access for children under 15, making France the first EU country to implement such a blanket measure. The government aims to protect minors from harmful online content, with enforcement beginning after the summer break.
Progressive:Presidential policy leadership — progressive outlets highlighted President Macron's championing of the ban as a flagship reform of his final term.
Moderate:Europe-first child protection milestone — moderate outlets emphasized the historic first-EU achievement and government rationale to shield children from online harms.
Conservative:Online harm crisis response — conservative outlets emphasized teen suicides and harmful digital content as primary drivers of France's sweeping ban.
France banned children under 15 from using social media on Tuesday, becoming the first country in the European Union to pass a blanket ban on the platforms as concerns grow worldwide over the harmful effects of digital content on kids. Both chambers of the Parliament voted in favor of the measure, a flagship initiative of French President Emmanuel Macron’s second term. The bill also bans the use of mobile phones in high schools. Several families in France have sued TikTok over teen suicides they say are linked to harmful content. Children’s advocates and parents applauded the vote. “We’ve been campaigning for this bill from […]
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