STORY: :: France’s Emmanuel Macron will push for a social media ban for those under age 15 after a school stabbing
:: File
:: Paris, France
:: France 2
:: June 10, 2025
:: Nice, France
:: Emmanuel Macron, French President
“I’m for the social media ban for under-15s. And we can do it, because all these platforms have the possibility, through facial recognition or through credentials, to verify one’s age.”
“And so we have to ban social media for under-15s. Because in truth…”
JOURNALIST ASKING: ‘And when will you do this?’
“Let me tell you, it’s simple. I’m giving ourselves a couple of months to see if we can achieve a European mobilization. If that does not work, I will negotiate so that we can start to do it in France. We cannot wait.”
Macron said in an interview late on Tuesday (June 10) that he hoped to see results within the next few months.
Police questioned a 14-year-old student on Tuesday over the knifing of a 31-year-old school aide during a bag search for weapons.
Prime Minister Francois Bayrou told parliament the incident was not an isolated case. Macron said social media was one of the factors to blame for violence among young people.
Macron’s comments come amid a wave of measures in countries around the world aimed at curbing social media use among children.
Australia last year approved a social media ban for under-16s after an emotive public debate, setting a benchmark for jurisdictions around the world with one of the toughest regulations targeting Big Tech.
