France becomes first European Union country to ban social media for kids under 15

• Under the new law, children under 15 will be prevented from creating new social media accounts on platforms such as TikTok and Snapchat from September, while existing accounts will be blocked from January 2027, according to the legislation.
• The law will also ban students from having phones in high schools from next year, an
• France has become the first country in the European Union to approve a blanket social media ban for children under 15.