Legislation, which also bans mobile phones in high schools, would make France the second country after Australia to take such a step
French lawmakers have passed a bill that would ban social media use by under-15s, a move championed by president Emmanuel Macron as a way to protect children from excessive screen time.
The lower national assembly adopted the text by a vote of 130 to 21 in a lengthy overnight session from Monday to Tuesday.
It will now go to the Senate, France’s upper house, ahead of becoming law.
Macron hailed the vote as a “major step” to protect French children and teenagers in a post on X.
