French President Emmanuel Macron has sent a letter to European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen urging the creation of an EU-wide law to ban social media access for children under 15.
Key points
- Macron's push follows the rejection of a similar French bill by France's Constitutional Council in August.
- The proposed European text aims to harmonize rules, set age verification, and regulate addictive features like usage time limits.
- Macron has formed a coalition of EU nations supporting the concept of a digital majority despite differing age thresholds.
Why it matters
This initiative attempts to bypass domestic legal setbacks by pushing for a harmonized European regulatory framework to protect minors from addictive online features.
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