France is reportedly drafting legislation to ban social media for children under 15, the latest nation to follow Australia’s lead.
Lawmakers will this month begin debating the proposal — which includes restrictions on mobile-phone use in high schools, and which is backed by President Emmanuel Macron — AFP reported, with a goal of implementing the new rules by September.
Australia’s ban, which came into effect in December, has been watched the world over, with Denmark, Malaysia, and Norway planning similar curbs. “If a child is in a Formula One car and they turn on the engine, I don’t want them to win the race,” Macron said last month. “I just want them to get out of the car.”
