'Protect our children online': Macron urges EU to fast-track social media ban for children under 15

Macron pushes EU-wide social media ban. French President Emmanuel Macron on Monday reiterated his commitment to protecting children online and called on the European Union to quickly harmonise a ban on social media use for children under 15.“From the very first day, I made a commitment: to protect our children online. We will see it through to the end,” Macron said in a post on X.Macron said France had completed technical work to revise the wording of its proposed ban following observations made by the Constitutional Council in mid-August. The government has now notified the European Commission of the revised proposal, he said.“Following the decision handed down by the Constitutional Council in mid-August on the ban of social networks for those under 15, I had tasked the Prime Minister with finding a path forward that complies with the Council's observations and European law. That has now been achieved,” Macron said.“After rigorous technical work, the Government is today notifying the Commission of new wording, one month after the Council's decision. This protection must also become the standard for all European children,” he added.Macron said he had conveyed to the president of th...