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The French government submitted a reworked proposal to ban social media for children after its previous ban was struck down by the country’s top constitutional authority. File | Photo Credit: Reuters The French government submitted a reworked proposal to ban social media for children after its previous ban was struck down by the country’s top…
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The story so far: Years since whistleblowers first sounded alarm over social media companies pushing harmful and addictive content towards children, France, on Tuesday (July 21, 2026), became the first European Union (EU) nation to legislate a blanket ban on social media access to children under 15 years of age. The ban had been a…
Verifying the age of a child social media user continues to be a thorny problem for lawmakers across Europe [File] | Photo Credit: Reuters France on Monday (July 20, 2026) approved a bill that can enforce a social media ban for children under 15. In addition to restricting children’s use of social media, the bill…
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French President Emmanuel Macron. File. | Photo Credit: Reuters France plans to ban children under 15 from social media sites and to prohibit mobile phones in high schools from September 2026, local media reported on Wednesday (December 31, 2025), moves that underscore rising public angst over the impact of online harms on minors. President Emmanuel…
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