Overview
- Parliament is set to open debate in January on a fast-tracked two-article bill targeting youth online use.
- Platforms would be prohibited from providing social-network services to users under 15 starting on 1 September 2026.
- A separate article would extend France’s existing school mobile-phone ban to high schools, building on the 2018 rules for primary and middle schools.
- The government cites research on adolescent risks such as exposure to inappropriate content, cyberharassment, and sleep disruption.
- Officials frame the text as DSA‑compatible after an earlier 2023 law was blocked at EU level, as the Senate separately backs parental consent for 13‑ to 16‑year‑olds.