<p>France&#8217;s National Assembly on Monday backed legislation to ban children under 15 years old from social media on Monday, amid growing concerns about online bullying and mental health risks.</p>
<p>The bill proposes banning under-15s from social networks and &#8220;social networking functionalities&#8221; embedded within broader platforms, and reflects rising public angst over the impact of social media on minors.</p>
<p>Lawmakers voted 116 to 23 in favor of the bill. It now passes to the Senate before a final vote in the lower house.</p>
<p>President Emmanuel Macron has pointed to social media as one factor to blame for violence among young people. He is urging France to follow Australia, whose world-first ban for under-16s on social media platforms including Facebook, Snapchat, TikTok and YouTube came into force in December.</p>
<p>Macron wants the ban in place in time for the start of the next academic year in September.</p>
<p>&#8220;With this law, we are setting a clear boundary in society and saying social media is not harmless,&#8221; centrist lawmaker Laure Miller told the chamber as she presented the bill.</p>
<p>&#8220;Our children are reading less, sleeping less, and comparing themselves to one another more,&#8221; she continued. &#8220;This is a battle for free minds.&#8221;</p>
<p>Australia&#8217;s social media ban is being studied in countries including Britain, Denmark, Spain and Greece.</p>
<p>The European Parliament has called for the European Union to set minimum ages for children to access social media, although it is up to member states to impose age limits.</p>
<p>There is broad political and public support in France for curbing minors&#8217; access to social media.</p>
<p>Far-right lawmaker Thierry Perez said the bill responded to a &#8220;health emergency.&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8220;Social media has allowed everyone to express themselves, but at what cost to our children?” Perez said.</p>
<p>The French ban would require platforms to block access to young teenagers through age‑verification mechanisms compliant with European Union law.</p>
<p>Enforcing such bans can be difficult. Australia&#8217;s government acknowledged the rollout of its ban would be bumpy after children claiming to be under 16 flooded the country&#8217;s social media feeds with messages gloating about their continued ability to access networks.</p>
<p>The French legislation also extends an existing ban on smartphones in junior and middle schools to cover high schools.</p>
<p>A Harris Interactive survey in 2024 showed 73% of the public supported a ban on social media access for under-15s.</p>
<p>Teenagers on the streets of Paris were split in their views. Some said they acknowledged the dangers associated with social media. Others felt a ban was excessive.</p>
<p>(Reporting by Leigh Thomas and Elizabeth Pineau; Editing by Richard Lough, Alex Richardson and Diane Craft)</p>

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