--- title: France moves a step closer to banning under-15s from... description: France's cross-party parliamentary committee has approved a compromise bill that would ban children under 15 from social media platforms including Facebook,... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/france-moves-a-step-closer-to-banning-under-15s-from-social-media-5fvffg3zb twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: France moves a step closer to banning under-15s from social media | daily.dev og:description: France's cross-party parliamentary committee has approved a compromise bill that would ban children under 15 from social media platforms including Facebook,... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/france-moves-a-step-closer-to-banning-under-15s-from-social-media-5fvffg3zb og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/5FVfFg3zB.png og:image:alt: France moves a step closer to banning under-15s from social media og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # France moves a step closer to banning under-15s from social media **[The Next Web](https://daily.dev/sources/tnw)** · 4 min read · 1 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary France's cross-party parliamentary committee has approved a compromise bill that would ban children under 15 from social media platforms including Facebook, Snapchat, TikTok, and YouTube. The bill also extends smartphone bans to high schools. Platforms would be required to implement age-verification systems approved by France's privacy regulator. A final vote is expected before the summer recess, with President Macron aiming for the ban to take effect by the September school year. Key unresolved issues include how age verification will work without compromising adult privacy, and the bill had to be amended after the European Commission flagged compatibility issues with the Digital Services Act. The move mirrors Australia's under-16 ban and aligns with broader European momentum toward restricting minors' access to social media. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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