French President Emmanuel Macron urged the European Commission to back an EU-wide ban on social media for children under 15 in a letter to Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on 8 September 2026. The proposal follows France's own failed attempts to implement such restrictions domestically.
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PARIS, Sept 8 - French President Emmanuel Macron has urged the European Commission to back a European Union-wide ban on social media for children under 15 after France failed to enact its own legislation, his office said on Tuesday.
French President Emmanuel Macron has urged the European Commission to back an EU-wide ban on social media for children under 15
Macron urges EU ban on social media for under-15s in letter to Von der Leyen Reuters