Paris, July 24 -- France has voted to ban social media for children under the age of 15, President Emmanuel Macron said.

In a post on X, he thanked the parliamentarians for their support and said, "I had committed to it, and now it's been voted on: social media will be banned for those under 15 starting back-to-school. Thanks to the parliamentarians. It's up to the Constitutional Council to rule, then on to action to make this measure concrete and protect our children online."

https://x.com/EmmanuelMacron/status/2079628659808178528?s=20

According to CNN, this move makes France the first country in the European Union to introduce such an age limit.

Earlier in June, the United Kingdom had announced a ban on social media for children und...