France will make a fresh attempt to protect children from excessive screen time, proposing a ban on social media access for children under 15 by next September, according to a draft law seen by AFP.
Australia this month imposed a social media ban on under 16s, in a world first.
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One would make illegal "the provision by an online platform of an online social media service to a minor under 15."
An ban on mobile phone use in preschools and middle schools came into force in 2018, but is rarely enforced.
France meanwhile ran foul of European Union rules with a law calling for a "digital legal age" of 15, passed in 2023, that has since been blocked.
The French upper house, the Sénat, this month backed an initiative for the protection of teenagers from excessive screen time and social media access, which includes a requirement for parental authorization for children between 13 and 16 to register with social media sites. »
