France Bans Under-15 Social Media, Phones in Schools
France is pushing a bill to ban children under 15 from major social networks and mobile phone use in high schools, aiming for a September start though it must clear EU compatibility requirements and parliamentary votes. Lawmakers are negotiating between a universal ban and a blacklist approach, with President Macron backing the measure and enforcement hinging on an officially maintained list of banned platforms and age-verification rules, following an Australian precedent.