- The European Commission has released planning proposals regarding online protection, coinciding with the EU Parliament's role and the upcoming Presidency term (July to December).
- The European Parliament is benchmarking existing social media age restrictions and discussing a pan-European approach to children's online safety.
- Championed by Emmanuel Macron, a new French law requires social media platforms to implement age verification tools as part of a flagship term reform.
Macron ordered legislation to be rewritten after the Constitutional Council blocked a proposed social media ban bill.
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What happened
Macron ordered legislation to be rewritten after the Constitutional Council blocked a proposed social media ban bill.
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What this event is mainly aboutHow it developed
Newest first. Tap a step to see who reported it.- The highest court in France has struck down the national ban on children under 15, a ruling welcomed by the EFF.Sub-event
The French Constitutional Council blocked a social media ban bill, forcing Macron to rewrite the legislation.1 source
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The entities involved
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Emmanuel Macron
president of France and Co-Prince of Andorra since 2017
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Constitutional Council
national constitutional court in the Ivory Coast
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- Macron defends the national push for a ban on phones in schools, including visits to locations like Mende and Lyon.
- The French government notified the European Commission regarding a draft law that must comply with EU regulations.