French lawmakers have adopted a bill banning children under 15 from using social media, making France the first country in the European Union to approve a blanket ban on platforms as concerns grow worldwide over the harmful effects of digital content on kids.

French lawmakers are expected to approve a bill banning social media access for children under 15 on Tuesday, putting France at the forefront of similar efforts in the European…

France's parliament is expected to approve a social media ban for children under 15 on Tuesday after lawmakers from the upper and lower houses reached a compromise on the bill's…

French lawmakers are expected to approve a bill banning social media access for children under 15, putting France at the forefront of similar efforts in the EU. | World News

A cross-party committee has approved France’s bill to bar under-15s from social media, teeing up a final vote before the summer recess.

France on Monday (July 20, 2026) approved a bill that can enforce a social media ban for children under 15.

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Lawmakers in France gave the green light to a social media ban that could come into effect by the start of the new school year in September, becoming the first EU country to enact…

Lawmakers in France voted on a social media ban which could come into effect by the start of the new school year in September. If approved, France would be the first EU country to…

French lawmakers have adopted a bill banning children under 15 from using social media, making France the first country in the European Union to approve a blanket ban on platforms…

Other EU countries such as Greece, Slovenia and Sweden are planning to restrict social media to minors. #EuropeNews

Other EU countries such as Greece, Slovenia and Sweden are planning to restrict social media to minors. #EuropeNews

French lawmakers have passed a landmark bill banning social media access for children under 15, making France the first European country to set a digital age limit.

French lawmakers voted Tuesday to ban social media use for children under the age of 15, making it the first country in the European Union to introduce an age limit.

PARIS (AP) — 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

The vote makes France the first country in the European Union to approve a blanket ban on social media platforms.

Macron wants the movie active by September, but it faces a constitutional review and thorny questions over age verification and existing accounts.

FRANCE-SOCIALMEDIA:French parliament backs social media ban for children under 15

“France will become the first country in Europe to introduce a digital age limit to better protect our children online,” French Digital Minister Anne Le Henanff says.

The bill was adopted by both chambers of Parliament on Tuesday.

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