Particle.news

Download on the App Store

French Lawmakers Urge Under-15 Social-Media Ban and Teen Night Curfew

The recommendations follow a months-long inquiry into harmful content on TikTok that the panel says exposes minors to self-harm and violence.

Overview

  • The report calls for a legal prohibition on social-network accounts for children under 15 in France.
  • For users aged 15–18, platforms would be inaccessible from 22:00 to 08:00 under a proposed nationwide digital curfew.
  • The commission proposes extending the prohibition up to age 18 if platforms fail to comply with European law within three years.
  • Commission president Arthur Delaporte says he has filed a criminal complaint accusing TikTok of putting users' lives at risk.
  • TikTok rejects the findings as misleading and defends its adolescent safety policies, while the proposals remain recommendations rather than law.