TECH_ France’s Lower House Backs Social Media Ban for Kids Under 15, Phone Ban for All Schools (Victoria Friedman - THE EPOCH TIMES)

THE EPOCH TIMES

France’s Lower House Backs Social Media Ban for Kids Under 15, Phone Ban for All Schools

Other countries are planning or considering legislation to ban children from social media, similar to Australia’s law, including Malaysia and Denmark.

A 14-year-old boy posing at his home near Gosford as he looks at social media on his mobile phone in New South Wales, Australia, on Oct. 24, 2025. David Gray/AFP via Getty Images

Victoria Friedman
1/27/2026|Updated: 1/27/2026


France’s lower house of parliament on Jan. 26 backed legislation to ban children under 15 from accessing social media amid concerns over young people’s mental health and exposure to violent content.

The bill passed with 130 in favor, 21 against, and six abstentions. It now heads to the Senate—the upper house—before it returns to the National Assembly for a final vote.

Presenting the bill to the lower house, Laure Miller, a lawmaker from the Committee on Cultural Affairs and Education, said social networks “are anything but harmless.” She outlined hundreds of pieces of evidence collected for a parliamentary inquiry, which included videos of a violent nature and tutorials on suicide and self-harm.

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