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

Macron to push for ban on social media for under-15s after school stabbing
PARIS (Reuters) -French President Emmanuel Macron said he would push for European Union regulation to ban social media for children under the age of 15 after a fatal stabbing at a school in eastern France,
With six months until the teen social media ban, Australia still hasn’t figured out how it’ll work
Six months have passed since Australia's 'world-first' social media minimum age law was passed. Only now are we going to hear the nitty-gritty of what tech companies will need to do.
TikTok’s advertising push as under-16 social media ban looms
TikTok is pushing the app’s benefits for teens into as many faces as it can as the under-16 social media ban looms at the end of this year.
Australia prepares to kick kids off social media despite doubts
SYDNEY -- Jackson, a 14-year-old high school student in Sydney, usually spends around three hours a day scrolling through his phone's TikTok and Instagram feeds.
French president to push social media ban for children under 15
French President Emmanuel Macron has joined other European and North American leaders in a call for age verification requirements for social media.
French President Emmanuel Macron to Push for Ban on Social Media for Under-15s After School Stabbing
French President Emmanuel Macron said he would push for European Union regulation to ban social media for children under the age of 15 after a fatal stabbing at a school in eastern France, the latest such violent attack that left the country reeling.
Kids off social media, Macron says
French President Emmanuel Macron is gearing up to ban kids from social media, but that may not be so easy, our colleagues in Paris report. Why it matters: The proposed ban, which would impact children under 15,
Macron threatens to ban the use of social media for minors under 15 if the EU doesn't do it: "We can't wait any longer!"
French President throws down the gauntlet to Brussels following the shock caused in the country by the fatal stabbing of a guard by a 14-year-old in a school. Emmanuel Macron has threatened to ban the use of social media for minors under 15 in France if the European Union doesn't do it.
France to ban under 15s from social media, knife sales
PARIS - French President Emmanuel Macron wants to ban under-15s from using social media. He also wants to restrict the sale of knives to minors. READ: Pupil stabs to death assistant at French school It comes after a 14-year-old boy stabbed a teaching assistant to death.
Emmanuel Macron vows to ban social media for children after school stabbing
French president Emmanuel Macron has vowed to ban social media for children under the age of 15 after a fatal school stabbing. France, along with Greece, is leading the way in cracking down on social media platforms in Europe,
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Australia passes sweeping social media ban on children under 16
Australia has passed a sweeping social media ban for children under the age of 16 in what will soon become a world-first law. The ban is aimed at safeguarding young people from the dangers ...
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Australia’s Leader Takes On Social Media. Can He Win?
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YouTube was pledged immunity from Australia social media ban
It was clear in late November that YouTube would be excluded from Australia’s under-16s social media ban, along with some other online services deemed to have health and educational benefits.
TikTok fires shot in social media war, putting heat on the federal government’s crackdown
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Social media fuelling 'devastating' kids' mental health crisis: NGO
The report said what it termed "problematic" social media use was on the rise, with a direct link between heavy internet use ...
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Texas push to ban minors from social media fades as time runs out on key vote
The bill, which already passed the GOP-controlled state House, aims to go further than a Florida social media ban for minors under 14. Australia banned social media accounts for anyone ...