Tag: France

French lawmakers pass social media ban for under-15s

Posted on   |  by Ingrid Melander
French lawmakers have approved a ban on social media access for children under the age of 15, as concerns grow around ​the world over the impact social media have...

French lawmakers vote to ban under-15s from social media

Posted on   |  by Elizabeth Pineau
France’s National Assembly has backed legislation to ban children under 15 years old from social media, amid growing concerns about online bullying and mental health risks. The bill proposes...

French court probes TikTok for algorithms promoting suicide

Posted on   |  by Geert De Clercq
French judicial authorities have opened an investigation into Chinese social media platform TikTok and the risks of its algorithms pushing young people into suicide. Paris prosecutor Laure Beccuau on...

Macron to push ban on social media for under-15s

Posted on   |  by Makini Brice
French President Emmanuel Macron will push for European Union regulation to ban social media for children under the age of 15 after a fatal stabbing at a school in...

French ‘revolution’: Macron goes all in on AI

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
A $179 billion AI investment has put France “back in the game”, French President Emmanuel Macron has told a global summit in Paris while pitching lighter touch regulation, more...