{"id":8615,"date":"2026-07-22T16:07:28","date_gmt":"2026-07-22T08:07:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/moresourcing.com\/france-social-media-ban\/"},"modified":"2026-07-22T16:07:28","modified_gmt":"2026-07-22T08:07:28","slug":"france-social-media-ban","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/moresourcing.com\/en\/france-social-media-ban\/","title":{"rendered":"French lawmakers approve social media ban for kids under 15 : NPR"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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PARIS \u2014 France banned children under 15 from using social media on Tuesday, becoming the first country in the European Union to pass a blanket ban on the platforms as concerns grow worldwide over the harmful effects of digital content on kids.<\/p>

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Both chambers of the Parliament voted in favor of the measure, a flagship initiative of French President Emmanuel Macron’s second term. The bill also bans the use of mobile phones in high schools.<\/p>

Several families in France have sued TikTok over teen suicides they say are linked to harmful content. Children’s advocates and parents applauded the vote.<\/p>

“We’ve been campaigning for this bill from the start because, frankly, we have no other option, no other way to counter tech giants,” said Ga\u00eblle Berbonde, a 52-year-old who lives in the Paris region. “The only thing we can do is protect our children, just as we protect our children from drinking alcohol.”<\/p>