BRUSSELS, Sept 8 — French President Emmanuel Macron has asked European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen to deliver a “European legislative text” to ban children aged under 15 from social media to “protect all children in the Union”, according to a letter seen by AFP yesterday.
A French proposal banning under 15s from social media was struck down in August by France’s Constitutional Council, although Macron reaffirmed he hoped to “find a way forward” in the coming months via a “revised piece of legislation” at national level which would be “in accordance with EU law and our Constitution”.
In a letter dated August 29 to von der Leyen he stated it was “now essential to go further and harmonise this provision through a new European text.” — AFP
Date: 8 September, 2026 11:05 am
Source: Malay Mail
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