The French President, Emmanuel Macron, asked the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, to push for European legislation that prohibits access to social media for children under 15 years of age, with the objective of "protecting all children" in the member states of the bloc. Macron made the request through a letter dated August 29, which the AFP news agency had access to.
The French President intends to make the protection of children on social media and the regulation of screen time one of the main achievements of his second term, which ends in May 2027. In the letter, Macron advocated for the need to "go further and harmonize, through a new European text, the prohibition of access for children under 15 years of age to social media platforms".
Macron stated that "the urgency exists" to implement this measure throughout the European Union. The objective is to create uniform legislation that applies to all member countries of the bloc, guaranteeing consistent protection for European children against the potential harms of social media.
