New Delhi, Feb. 19 -- French President Emmanuel Macron, who delivered the keynote address on Day 4 of the India AI Impact Summit 2026, called on India to work with France to make the internet and social media a safe space for children.

"Our platforms, governments, and regulators should be working together to make the internet and social media a safe space. This is why, in France, we are embarking on a process to ban social networks for children under 15 years old," Macron said on Thursday.

France has moved closer to becoming the second country in the world to bar children under 15 from social media, after lawmakers in the National Assembly approved the landmark legislation supported by Macron to curb excessive screen time and protect yo...