{"id":18149,"date":"2026-07-22T03:57:09","date_gmt":"2026-07-22T03:57:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/8657085.xyz\/?p=18149"},"modified":"2026-07-22T03:57:09","modified_gmt":"2026-07-22T03:57:09","slug":"france-approves-social-media-ban-for-under-15s","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/8657085.xyz\/?p=18149","title":{"rendered":"France approves social media ban for under-15s"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <div style=\"display: grid; grid-template-columns: 300px 160px; gap: 2px; width: 460px; background: #eee; padding: 2px;\">\r\n\r\n  <!-- \u6574\u884c\u5bbd\u5e7f\u544a -->\r\n  <div style=\"grid-column: 1\/-1; width: 460px; height: 250px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876674\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n  <div style=\"grid-column: 1\/-1; 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meaning everyone in France will have to prove they are over 15 to use social media<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Once the ban is in place, social media platforms would need to use age-verification tools approved by the French privacy regulator, according to Reuters news agency.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">But concerns have been raised over privacy, the efficacy of age-verification tools, the risks of young people bypassing them, and how quickly the ban has been designed and brought in, Agence France Presse reports.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">French Digital Minister Anne Le H\u00e9nanff defended the speed of the law&#8217;s implementation ahead of the vote &#8220;because age-verification tools already exist&#8221;, the agency added.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">France is the second country to introduce a ban, following Australia.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Despite Australia banning under-16s from social media in December, it is widely acknowledged that many continue to use the platforms.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">In March, Australia&#8217;s eSafety Commission announced seven out of 10 children aged under 16 who had a social media account before the ban still had &#8220;some access&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Given this, Professor of Internet Studies at Western Australia&#8217;s Curtin University Tama Leaver told the BBC the ban has &#8220;failed&#8221; in its technical aims.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">But, he says, it has successfully shown a ban &#8220;can be done&#8221; though classifies it as &#8220;a bit of an experiment&#8221;. <\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">One lesson other countries can learn from its example is that &#8220;young people need to be part of this conversation&#8221; so that a ban is &#8220;done with them&#8221; and not &#8220;to them&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Leaver said France&#8217;s ban may have a higher chance of succeeding because of the requirement for every person to verify their age but that this will also increase risks to privacy. <\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Additional risks of the ban include pushing young people into less-regulated online spaces, reducing their news consumption and their political empowerment, he added. <\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Legislation restricting young people&#8217;s access to social media has been ramping up around Europe in the past few months.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">In June, former British Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer announced under-16s in the UK will be banned from social media from January 2027. 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