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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Samuel Petrequin

French lawmakers race to introduce an under-15 social media ban before the new school year

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French lawmakers are racing against the clock to reach a compromise that would allow a bill banning social media for children under 15 to possibly enter into force at the start of the new school year in September.

With Parliament’s summer recess looming, time is running out. Seven members of the National Assembly and seven senators were set to meet Monday in a joint committee to seek an agreement that could be voted later this week. The European Commission has found that the latest version of the bill was not fully compatible with EU law.

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