Miguel Afonso Caetano

"French lawmakers are preparing a renewed push to limit children’s online exposure, unveiling a proposal that would block anyone under 15 from using social media platforms.

The draft legislation, reviewed by AFP, sets September 2026 as the target date for enforcement.

President Emmanuel Macron has endorsed the plan and urged Parliament to take it up.

France’s effort follows a similar move in Australia, which recently became the first country to impose an outright ban on under-16s accessing social media.

To apply such a rule, online platforms would need to verify every user’s age at sign-up or login. This would go far beyond the current model of self-declared birthdays and instead rely on official credentials such as national IDs, driver’s licenses, or government-backed digital identity wallets.

In effect, it would introduce a form of digital ID into everyday internet use."

https://reclaimthenet.org/france-social-media-ban-under-15-digital-id-age-verification

#France #EU #Macron #SocialMedia #NannyState #PoliceState #Censorship #DigitalID #AgeVerification #Surveillance #Privacy

Jan 5 at 5:58pmWeb
Show threadJ4YC33Jan 5
@remixtures Alternatively, it will kill social media.
Show threadInternet RandoJan 5
@remixtures don't do it, Europe. Don't let politicians (or oligarchs) near your network services.
Show threadKerplunkJan 5

@remixtures

Macron is likely to feel the wrath of French citizens, Asshóles are not wanting to protect children, just get Orwellelian level surveillance in through the backdoor and
silence online criticism..

Ban The crappy US Services like facebook, X tictack et al instead of punishing the entire population.

Show threadMugita SokioJan 5
@remixtures It's already backfiring in Australia and the UK, and I'm sure people will make sure it backfires in France and the rest of the EU as well. Us Americans are also fighting to make digital ID backfire.