00:0116 french families have launched an unusual collective complaint against tiktok accusing
00:06the social media platform of a systematic abuse of weakness and while u.s style class actions are
00:13rare in the french legal system this group is united by a tragic common thread five of their
00:18children have died by suicide and according to france info their lawyer describes the algorithm
00:24as a digital crack designed to trap teenagers in mental prisons that could lead to self-harm and
00:31depression let's investigate this legal battle is fueling president macron's push for a total social
00:39media ban for those under 15 planned for this september this digital shield would also ban
00:45mobile phones in high schools across the country and brussels follows a new eu age verification app
00:52is now ready for rollout and is expected to be available for public download by this summer
00:57it allows teenagers to prove their age using zero knowledge technology meaning they can verify their
01:03identity without handing over private data to tech giants for years platforms argued that checking
01:09ages created too many risks to data protection but with this new technology the european commission says
01:15they are now no more excuses it is for parents to raise their children and not for platforms however
01:23some experts remain unconvinced critics argue that the eu app is a quick technical fix for a structure
01:29problem and they insist the danger isn't the user's age but the addictive recommend the systems that
01:35platforms refuse to change one thing is certain though france is effectively declaring a public health
01:41emergency against big tech and for these families the status quo is no longer an option
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