France submits new proposal to ban social media for under-15s after failed attempt

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France submits new proposal to ban social media for under-15s after failed attempt  France's Constitutional Council struck down the previous legislation in mid-August, finding that part of it constituted an unnecessary infringement on the freedom of expression of those affected.  READ MORE : http://www.euronews.com/2026/09/14/france-submits-new-proposal-to-ban-social-media-for-under-15s-after-failed-attempt  Subscribe to our channel. Euronews is available on Dailymotion in 12 languages

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00:03The French government has submitted a reworked proposal to ban social media for under-15.

00:09The French Constitutional Council had struck down a previous ban a month ago,

00:14as it had found it was an infringement of the freedom of expression of those under-15

00:19that was neither appropriate, necessary, nor proportionate.

00:23After that failed attempt, French President Emmanuel Macron tasked Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu

00:29of working on a new proposal.

00:31Macron announced on Monday that technical work had resulted in the creation of a new draft law

00:37on which he would notify the European Commission.

00:40Multiple countries such as Australia, Indonesia and the UK have passed laws

00:44restricting the use of social media for children amid warnings of their harmful effects.

00:50The President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen,

00:53is expected to present a new white social media ban for minors this week.

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