France seeks EU backing for revised social media ban for under-15s
- A month after France’s Constitutional Council struck down a proposed social media ban for under-15s, the government has submitted a new version that President Emmanuel Macron wants passed before he leaves office in the spring.
- Issued on: 14/09/2026 - 12:06 2 min Reading time Macron says his government has “found a way forward” to get the ban adopted before he leaves office.
- “I have shared with the President of the European Commission my determination to ensure that Europe moves quickly and sets high standards, in order to harmonise this ban across the EU and regulate the features offered by pl
Confirmed
- A month after France’s Constitutional Council struck down a proposed social media ban for under-15s, the government has submitted a new version that President Emmanuel Macron wants passed before he leaves office in the spring.
- Issued on: 14/09/2026 - 12:06 2 min Reading time Macron says his government has “found a way forward” to get the ban adopted before he leaves office.
- “I have shared with the President of the European Commission my determination to ensure that Europe moves quickly and sets high standards, in order to harmonise this ban across the EU and regulate the features offered by pl
Sources: RFI, Times of India