OP-ED. In every sector related to public health, it is up to the manufacturer to demonstrate the safety of their product before it goes on the market, neuroscientist Thibaud Dumas reminds us in this op-ed for Le Monde. Digital platforms should not be exempt from this logic.

President Emmanuel Macron hails the vote as a 'major step' to protect French children and teenagers.

Children in France under the age of 15 could be barred from accessing social media from September 1 after legislators voted in favor of a ban.