{"id":363503,"date":"2026-07-22T16:00:07","date_gmt":"2026-07-22T15:00:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/france-first-country-in-europe-to-ban-social-media-for-under-15s\/"},"modified":"2026-07-22T16:00:07","modified_gmt":"2026-07-22T15:00:07","slug":"france-first-country-in-europe-to-ban-social-media-for-under-15s","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/france-first-country-in-europe-to-ban-social-media-for-under-15s\/","title":{"rendered":"France first country in Europe to ban social media for under-15s"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.ytimg.com\/vi\/tnsyjNFE9x4\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"France first country in Europe to ban social media for under-15s\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/tnsyjNFE9x4\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>France has passed a law banning social media for under-15s, becoming the second country to do so and the first in Europe.<\/p>\n<p>[Subscribe to our Substack newsletter: https:\/\/channel4news.substack.com\/subscribe]<\/p>\n<p>From September, they will not be able to open accounts and age verification will be required on all new accounts. 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