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French Lawmakers Back Ban on Social Media for Under-15s

'This is what scientists recommend,' Macron says

(Newser) - French lawmakers have approved a bill banning access to social media for children under 15, paving the way for the measure to enter into force at the start of the next school year. The bill also prohibits the use of mobile phones in high schools. The legislation was adopted by...

Reddit Goes After Australia's Social Media Ban on Kids

Australian ban didn't stand for long without court challenges

(Newser) - Reddit on Friday filed a court challenge to Australia's world-first law that bans Australian children younger than 16 from holding accounts on the world's most popular social media platforms. California-based Reddit Inc.'s suit filed in the High Court follows a case filed last month by Sydney-based...

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