France, UAE and Other Countries Banning or Restricting Social Media for Children
Platforms face fines of up to $49.5 million if they fail to block under-16 accounts and add age-verification systems.
- France became the first European country to pass a law banning social media for children under 15, effective September 1. Both houses of parliament voted in favor on July 21.
- French President Emmanuel Macron championed the initiative to address rising concerns about social media's impact on children's mental health, online safety, and exposure to harmful content.
- Platforms must introduce age-verification systems approved by France's privacy regulator within four months and close existing under-15 accounts. Companies failing to prevent under-15s from holding accounts face fines of up to $49.5 million.
- The legislation represents a final major measure of Macron's second term before he leaves office next year. Lawmakers from France Unbowed opposed the bill, arguing enforcement would be impossible and it would effectively end online anonymity.
- France joins Australia, which implemented a nationwide ban on December 10 last year, as the UK, Denmark, and Greece consider similar restrictions. The global movement reflects growing concerns about social media's addictive design and impact on young people.
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