According to France's health watchdog, one in two teenagers spends between two and five hours a day on their smartphone. French President Emmanuel Macron has said that he wants to speed up the legal ...

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.

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 ...

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 ...

French lawmakers approved a bill to ban social media for children under the age of 15. France is the first European country to undergo such a move. Mass casualty incident declared after children fall ...

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 ...

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.

The emotions of our children and our teenagers are not for sale or to be manipulated. Neither by American platforms, nor by Chinese algorithms,” Macron had submitted to the AFP in a video statement ...

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