Following a fatal stabbing of a teaching assistant by a 14-year-old, French President Emmanuel Macron proposed banning social media access for children under 15. He emphasized urgency in taking action, especially if EU-wide initiatives fail to progress. Alongside age verification for knife sales, this move raises questions about the effectiveness of age-restricted access to online platforms in curbing youth behavior. Public reactions were varied, with concerns about enforcement and the responsibility of platforms to comply with regulations.
"That is an objectively nice, good idea, and I support it. Good luck enforcing it, though. How on earth are they going to do that?" - u/SlapDatBassBro
"Make it the platform's problem to sort out, by announcing truly devastating fines for any company found not to be in compliance. Make the fines ratchet ever higher for every child found on the platform." - u/InformalYesterday760
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