French President Emmanuel Macron has placed blame on social media and video games for the recent widespread riots in the country following the police shooting of a 17-year-old driver.

PARIS (Reuters) -French President Emmanuel Macron said he would push for European Union regulation to ban social media for children under the age of 15 after a fatal stabbing at a school in ...

French President Emmanuel Macron announced late on Tuesday, June 10, 2025 that France will ban the use of social media by people under the age of 15 within the next few months if no progress is ...

Macron said social media was one of the factors to blame for violence among young people. Writing on social media platform X after the interview, Macron said such regulation was backed by experts.

Macron's comments come amid a wave of measures in countries around the world aimed at curbing social media use among children. Australia last year approved a social media ban for under-16s after ...

On Thursday, the Paris appeals court overturned earlier convictions against the two women for spreading false claims - that went viral online - that Brigitte Macron, 72, used to be a man.

Lawsuit documents allege that since March 2024, Ms Owens has published and repeated various false claims, including: Ms ...

Mr Macron's comments come amid a wave of measures in countries around the world aimed at curbing social media use among children. Australia in 2024 approved a social media ban for under-16s after an ...

Macron said social media was one of the factors to blame for violence among young people. Writing on social media platform X after the interview, Macron said such regulation was backed by experts.

"Platforms have the ability to verify age. Do it," he wrote. Mr Macron's comments come amid a wave of measures in countries around the world aimed at curbing social media use among children. Australia ...

French President Emmanuel Macron has announced plans to advocate for EU-wide regulation to ban social media access for children under 15. The move follows a recent fatal stabbing at a school in ...