France has taken a decisive step in the long-running negotiation between childhood and the digital world, as a parliamentary committee approved legislation barring those under 15 from social media platforms. President Macron, watching Australia's pioneering ban and sensing European momentum, is pressing for the law to take effect before the September school year. The move is less an isolated national gesture than a signal that liberal democracies are beginning to draw a collective line around the formative years of their youngest citizens.
France's Parliament committee approves social media ban for under-15s
Children and teenagers under 15 will lose access to major social media platforms, affecting their digital participation and social connectivity.