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France first European country to ban social media access for under-15s

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France has become the first European country to ban social media access for children under fifteen. According to The Guardian, Parliament approved the measure with President Emmanuel Macron championing it as a major reform of his final term. The government has pledged to enforce the ban by September.

Source: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jul/21/france-ban-...

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