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France seeks to ban social media for children under 15

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France seeks to ban social media for children under 15

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Technology@beehaw.org · 2 days ago

The initiative is backed by President Emmanuel Macron, who said earlier this month that Parliament should start debating such a proposal in January.

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Our democracy regulates a lot of things that it (we) believe to be harmful to children: Cigarettes, gambling (also online), pornography, violence in media, alcohol etc etc.

Why is social media any different?

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