"The AFP news agency said it had seen a draft law, backed by President Emmanuel Macron, which cites numerous studies showing the risks to young people from excessive use of digital screens. French media said the law could be submitted for legal scrutiny in early January, while AFP said the ban could take effect as early as September. Le Monde newspaper said Macron may announce the plans in his live New Year's Eve address on Wednesday."
"Public pressure to tackle the harms children experience online has grown in recent years, prompting action from Macron's government. In 2018, France introduced a mobile phone ban in pre-schools and middle schools (11 to 15-year-olds). However, enforcement is uneven, according to local media. In 2023, the lower house of parliament, the National Assembly, passed a law that set a "digital legal age of 15," requiring social media firms to introduce age verification measures and deactivate accounts for children, unless they had explicit parental/guardian consent."
France plans new legislation to prohibit social media services for children under 15 and to extend mobile-phone bans to high schools. The draft law, backed by President Emmanuel Macron, cites studies linking excessive screen use to risks for young people and would make it illegal for platforms to offer services to under-15s. Authorities aim to submit the law for legal scrutiny in January with a possible implementation as early as September. Public pressure has driven prior measures, including a 2018 ban in pre-schools and middle schools and a 2023 parliamentary law setting a "digital legal age of 15" that required age verification and parental consent, but enforcement and EU legal conflicts persist.
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