France's Parliament passed a law banning children under 15 from using social media platforms, making France the first European Union country and the second country worldwide, after Australia, to enact such a ban. Macron championed the measure, which comes amid reported concerns about smartphone and social media use among French teenagers, including lawsuits by families against TikTok over teen suicides they say are linked to harmful content. In Australia, seven out of ten children under 16 who had a social media account before that country's ban still had some access, according to Australia's eSafety Commission.
The Guardian's brief report frames the story neutrally and factually as a landmark child-protection policy championed by Macron, without added ideological commentary due to the short length of the piece.
Center outlets (BBC, NPR) report the ban as a significant child-safety milestone, giving substantial context on implementation mechanics, expert skepticism (citing Australia's experience), and personal/family testimony (NPR) about harms driving the law, framing it largely as a protective measure with acknowledged enforcement challenges.
Right-leaning outlets (Daily Wire, Breitbart) report the ban largely factually as a policy win for Macron and part of a growing global movement, with Daily Wire adding US context (Pew polling support, state-level cellphone restrictions) but without the anti-regulation framing seen in Reason (Libertarian-right).