President Emmanuel Macron has requested that the legislation be fast-tracked and it will now be discussed by the Senate in the coming weeks.

French President Emmanuel Macron says he wants his government to fast-track the legal process to ensure that a ban on social media for children under the age of 15 can enter into force in September at the start of the next school year.

French President Emmanuel Macron pushes lawmakers to ban social media for kids under 15, saying children's emotions won't be manipulated by "American Platforms" or "Chinese algorithms."

As France moves one step closer to banning social media for children, the European Union is seriously considering whether it's time for the bloc to follow suit. The European Parliament has already called for a social media ban on under-16s -- with Malaysia,

Social media addiction among teenagers has taken a worrying turn. In a recent lawsuit against Meta, TikTok, and YouTube, a 19-year-old and her mother have accused the tech giants of knowingly harming children’s mental health.

European countries such as the UK, France, Spain, Italy, Greece, and Germany are considering restrictions on children’s social media. View on euronews

It seems possible that Keir Starmer might soon make a decision on whether to introduce a ban on social media from under-16s. Debate on the matter has raged for several years in Britain, and, in the past year,

This transcript was prepared by a transcription service. This version may not be in its final form and may be updated. Speaker 1: From the opinion pages of the Wall Street Journal, this is Potomac Watch. Kyle Peterson: Australia begins to enforce a ban on ...

Australia has recently enacted restrictions on children under 16 from accessing some social media. At the time of the law coming into effect (December 10 2025), there are 10 sites that are subject to the restrictions. The 10 sites are Facebook, Instagram ...

You’re reading Fault Lines, Jay Caspian Kang’s weekly column on politics and the media. Let’s say, for the sake of the following discussion, that we agree on the following: Teen-agers have First Amendment rights. Social media has become the place ...