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Macron mulls social media ban as mother challenges platforms over son’s suicide

Emmanuelle Pouedras, a French shopkeeper, says social media algorithms pushed suicide-related content towards her teenage son before his death in 2024. © AFP

A French mother whose teenage son took his own life is campaigning to hold social media platforms accountable, arguing that their algorithms pushed suicide-related content on him, as the French government considers a social media ban for young people – similar to the one which took effect in Australia this week.

Emmanuelle Pouedras's son, Clément, was 15 when he died in 2024 after jumping from a bridge.

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