By Elizabeth Pineau PARIS, Jan 26 (Reuters) - France's National Assembly on Monday backed legislation to ban children under ...

If the bill passes the upper house it could take effect by the start of France's new school year in September.

France's National Assembly on Monday approved legislation banning children under 15-years old from social media over growing ...

Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu has said he will use a fast-track procedure to get the legislation on the books by September ...

French lawmakers will debate a bill that would ban children under 15 years old from using some social media sites and ...

French President Emmanuel Macron said he wants his government to fast-track the legal process to ensure that a ban on social ...

Legislation, which also bans mobile phones in high schools, would make France the second country after Australia to take such a step ...

The ban targets popular social media apps including Meta Platforms Inc.'s Facebook and Instagram, ByteDance Ltd.'s TikTok and ...

As social media usage has grown, it has heightened concerns about excessive screen time and its negative impact on child ...

French politicians have passed a bill that will ban social media use by under-15s, a move championed by President Emmanuel ...

Emmanuel Macron hailed the vote as a "major step" to protect French children and teenagers in a post on X.

Macron said social media platforms should not be allowed to influence or manipulate young minds. He stressed that children's ...