French commission recommends banning social media for children under 15 | News

PARIS, Sept 11, 2025 (BSS/AFP) - A French parliamentary commission probing the psychological effects of TikTok recommends banning social media for children under 15 and adopting a "digital curfew" for 15- to 18-year-olds, according to a report released Thursday. Such a ban would "send a signal to both children and parents that before the age of 15," social media "is not harmless," Laure Miller, a lawmaker and rapporteur for the parliamentary commission, told AFP. The commission was launched in March, after seven families sued TikTok in late 2024 for allegedly exposing their children to content that could push them to suicide. It heard from families whose children had killed themselves, social media executives, and influencers on TikTok -- owned by...