Technology France's National Assembly approves banning under-15s from social media

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PARIS, Jan 26 (Reuters) - France's National Assembly on Monday backed legislation to ban children under 15 years old from social media on Monday, amid growing concerns about online bullying and mental health risks.

President Emmanuel Macron has pointed to social media as one factor to blame for violence among young people. He is urging France to follow Australia, whose world-first ban for under-16s on social media platforms including Facebook (META.O), opens new tab, Snapchat (SNAP.N), opens new tab, TikTok and YouTube (GOOGL.O), opens new tab came into force in December.

 
Smart move,I might not be a fan of governments taking place of family decisions, but some laws are good and of course necessary
 
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On one side, kids are forced by the school to be on the social media and on the other, they are banned. I wonder how this pans out.
That is like parents banning kids from using knives, instead of teaching them how to use them safely, and then kids end up hurt.
Besides 15 is too much, 10 would be reasonable, 15 years old will have a hidden phone, thus it will promote bad relationships.
amid growing concerns about online bullying and mental health risks.
I am pretty sure that bullies will be perfectly OK sharing their posts with kids, who do not have a social account, printing it if needed.
Kids will be more stressed out not knowing, what is everyone talking or laughing about. Building a social resistance is part of a digital life.
I know so many adults being upset, that someone did not like their post, disliked it or even worse, did not react at all. I feel sorry for future kids.

I do not like 21st century, people are always either full pro or full against something, but the proper way is to find the right balance, a place between 2 extremes.
 
Wish Finland would do this aswell. Atleast they are trying to get it going throught. Personally i was 13 when i first time got to internet, then it was all gaming and social stuff in internet and my studying got harmed badly because of this.

When i dont need or have any social media i guess a under 15 years old person neither.

I have been watching my nephew thats 11 years old to watch 'tiktok' from snapchat as reels and its horrible content to be watched.

Nowadays its gone that far that social media is taking over everything. Finnish kids cant even speak proper finnish anymore, or read at all.
Also banning social media is good for mental health, avoids internet bullying, avoids kids by getting groomed by predators.

im pretty consevative person about this.
 
Wish Finland would do this aswell. Atleast they are trying to get it going throught. Personally i was 13 when i first time got to internet, then it was all gaming and social stuff in internet and my studying got harmed badly because of this.

When i dont need or have any social media i guess a under 15 years old person neither.

I have been watching my nephew thats 11 years old to watch 'tiktok' from snapchat as reels and its horrible content to be watched.

Nowadays its gone that far that social media is taking over everything. Finnish kids cant even speak proper finnish anymore, or read at all.
Also banning social media is good for mental health, avoids internet bullying, avoids kids by getting groomed by predators.

im pretty consevative person about this.
Why not YT make a subdomain like YT music, and call it YT kids; DNS filter can block YT main and allow YT kids.
 
Why not YT make a subdomain like YT music, and call it YT kids; DNS filter can block YT main and allow YT kids.
I have been watching youtube kids with my niece thats 4 years old and there is violence/ bullying in youtube kids videos. Its better to watch some streaming platform and choose real animations for kids
 

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