FRANCE’S PARLIAMENT APPROVES SOCIAL MEDIA BAN FOR CHILDREN UNDER 15, IN EU FIRST
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France’s parliament on Tuesday approved a bill banning social media access for children under 15, making France the first European country to bar children from apps such as TikTok. President Emmanuel Macron has championed the ban as a flagship reform of his final term in office and pledged to enforce it by September.
According to News - South China Morning Post, France’s parliament on Tuesday approved a bill banning social media access for children under 15, making France the first European country to bar children from apps such as TikTok.
The available RSS description adds: President Emmanuel Macron has championed the ban as a flagship reform of his final term in office and pledged to enforce it by September.
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- News - South China Morning Post: France’s parliament on Tuesday approved a bill banning social media access for children under 15, making France the first European country to bar children from apps such as TikTok.
- News - South China Morning Post: President Emmanuel Macron has championed the ban as a flagship reform of his final term in office and pledged to enforce it by September.
- News - South China Morning Post: “France is leading the way in Europe when it comes to protecting our children and teenagers,” Macron said in a video posted on social media, hailing “a major step forward”.
- The Guardian: Parliament votes to stop children using apps such as TikTok in policy championed by Emmanuel Macron France’s parliament has approved a bill banning social media access for children under 15, making it the first…
- The Guardian: The president, Emmanuel Macron, has championed the ban as a key reform of his final term in office and pledged to enforce it by September.
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- PRIMARY REPORT: News - South China Morning Post (open the original report)
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- 21/07/2026, 20:14 RELATED COVERAGE FRANCE BECOMES FIRST EUROPEAN COUNTRY TO BAN SOCIAL MEDIA ACCESS FOR UNDER-15S (The Guardian • 1 hr ago) [Story Intel]
- 21/07/2026, 20:32 PRIMARY FEED FRANCE’S PARLIAMENT APPROVES SOCIAL MEDIA BAN FOR CHILDREN UNDER 15, IN EU FIRST (News - South China Morning Post • 1 hr ago) [Story Intel]
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