00:00The French National Assembly backed banning social media for children under 15.
00:05Social network sites and applications who fail to comply will be subject to a hefty fine.
00:10Laura Miller, the bill's author, underscored that children's minds are not a market.
00:15The situation is clear. Our children read less.
00:20Move less, sleep less and compare themselves more.
00:23It seems to me that we could and should unite.
00:25Behind a simple yet essential fight, refusing to let childhood become a market.
00:30And allowing our youth to be the playground of algorithms.
00:35The proposed ban comes after Australia passed a world first social media prohibition law.
00:40for youth under 16, which entered into force in December 2025.
00:45Legislation will also stop smartphone use in high schools.
00:48Supported by the far and center.
00:50Right national rally and Republican parties, the bill was opposed by the far left France.
00:55unbowed, who criticized it as showpiece legislation that fails to address the use of education.
01:00mandated digital platforms.
01:01It is intended to appease people.
01:05But we know full well that it won't have any real impact.
01:08Schools already have the power.
01:10to ban screens and phones through their internal rules, but the Ministry of Education still needs to
01:15stop using PRONO, which makes children addicted to checking screens.
01:20Making the issue a centerpiece for his final year in office, French
01:25President Emmanuel Macron has called for a speedy passage of the bill to be enforced next September.
01:30the start of the 2026 academic year.
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