France’s Parliament voted to block social media access for children under 15, with new-account restrictions starting September 1 and enforcement against existing under-15 accounts beginning in January 2027. The law also requires platforms’ age-verification methods to be approved by France’s privacy regulator, raising privacy and surveillance concerns because access will depend on verifying users’ ages.
Why it matters: This matters because a major EU country is tying social media access to mandatory age checks, which could reshape privacy expectations and platform compliance across Europe. Users, platforms, and regulators will need to prepare for new verification controls and the risk of broader identity collection online.
2026.07.22
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This article establishes a new tracked story because it is the parliamentary approval and implementation timeline for France’s under-15 social media ban and related age-verification regime.
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