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Macron Gives EU Months to Enforce Social Media Age Checks or France Will Ban Under-15s

He is urging the EU to adopt strict age checks under the Digital Services Act to safeguard children online.

Emmanuel Macron a de nouveau affirmé mardi que la France interdira les réseaux sociaux aux jeunes de moins de 15 ans d’ici «quelques mois» si rien n’est fait au niveau européen.
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Overview

  • Macron set a deadline of “a few months” for the EU to require robust age verification on social platforms or France will unilaterally bar users under 15.
  • France’s 2023 “digital majority” law remains on hold pending Brussels’s green light under the Digital Services Act framework.
  • Seven EU member states have backed France’s push for mandatory age checks, but the CNIL warns that collecting identity data risks infringing privacy.
  • Experts warn technical workarounds like VPNs and fake-ID tools could severely limit the effectiveness of any under-15 ban.
  • Australia’s under-16 social media ban coming into force this year and China’s strict youth rules offer contrasting enforcement models.