France is moving toward banning social media for children under 15, with President Emmanuel Macron urging lawmakers to rush the legislation as countries worldwide tighten controls on kids’ screen time ...

As social media usage has grown, it has heightened concerns about excessive screen time and its negative impact on child development and mental health. Lawmakers in France's National Assembly on ...

Jan. 26 (UPI) --French President Emmanuel Macron wants children under the age of 15 off of social media by the start of the next school year and lawmakers are ready to consider it on Monday.

Authorities want the measures to be enforced from the start of the 2026 school year. French lawmakers have passed a bill that would ban social media use by under-15s, a move championed by President ...

French Lawmakers Approve Bill Banning Social Media for Children Under 15 PARIS (AP) — French lawmakers approved a bill banning social media for children under 15, paving the way for the measure to ...

Jan. 27 (UPI) --Legislators in France took the first step toward becoming the first European country to block children from social media with a ban that would take effect at the beginning of the new ...

French lawmakers have taken a decisive step towards reshaping children’s digital lives, approving a bill that would ban under-15s from using social media and restrict mobile phone use in high schools.

PARIS (AP) — French lawmakers approved a bill banning social media for children under 15, paving the way for the measure to enter into force at the start of the next school year in September, as the ...

France could become the first European country to bar social media access for children and teenagers. following in the wake of Australia’s under-16s ban last year. The country’s lower house voted in ...

Legislation, which also bans mobile phones in high schools, would make France the second country after Australia to take such a step French lawmakers have passed a bill that would ban social media use ...