Macron Pushes for EU-Wide Ban on Social Media for Under-15s

As Denmark considers introducing a law that would ban children under the age of 15 from using the internet, French President Emmanuel Macron has announced plans to restrict social media access for minors.

Speaking on public broadcaster France 2 on Tuesday, Macron said France would move to ban social media for children under 15 within a few months if no action is taken at the European level.

“We must ban social media for those under 15,” Macron declared, referencing the recent tragic incident in which a 14-year-old student fatally stabbed a school staff member at the entrance of a secondary school in Nogent.

“I’m giving us a few months to get the European mobilisation going. Otherwise… we’ll start doing it in France. We can’t wait,” he warned.