Social media ban for kids under 15: Eight key questions answered

In front of the Camille-Vernet school complex in Valence, on July 7, 2026. NICOLAS GUYONNET/HANS LUCAS VIA AFP On Tuesday, July 21, the Assemblée Nationale and the Sénat passed a proposed law banning social media for those under 15, a measure backed by the government and taken up as a personal cause by Emmanuel Macron. The legislation is set to take effect on September 1, but it has raised a number of questions, and even concerns. Read more Subscribers only French MPs pass law banning social media for under-15s What does French law say? The text is notably concise and is based on a simple principle: "Access to an online social media service provided by an online platform is prohibited for minors under 15." The wording is significant, as it places the restriction on the users rather than…

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