France Bans Social Media for Under-15s, a First in the European Union

Germany

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European legal reserve · 2 of 11 countries

Berlin is eyeing the French law with a mix of interest in its pioneering ambition and legal reservations, as the European Commission fears fragmentation of the digital market.

Belgium

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Comparison with national legislation · 3 of 11 countries

Brussels is gauging the difference between French law and its own Flemish threshold, set lower at 13 years, as it awaits a harmonized European initiative.

Brazil

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Factual relay without national debate · 5 of 11 countries

Brasilia is closely watching the French experience as a real-world test, whose results could inform the Brazilian debate on protecting minors online

China

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2 SOURCES

Factual relay without national debate · 5 of 11 countries

Beijing sees in the French law an additional sign of the global regulatory shift on digital childhood, without viewing it as an isolated European singularity.

Denmark

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Factual relay without national debate · 5 of 11 countries

Copenhagen is keeping a close eye on a real-life test in French law for its own debate on the digital age

France

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4 SOURCES

Self-proclaimed pioneer · 1 of 11 countries

France claims a pioneering European role in protecting minors online, while facing persistent doubts about the technical feasibility of age verification.

India

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European legal reserve · 2 of 11 countries

New Delhi views the scope of the French law as a textbook regulatory case, rather than an immediate national debate

Pakistan

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Comparison with national legislation · 3 of 11 countries

Islamabad is gauging the gap between France's firm stance and its own legislative shortcomings, following two unsuccessful attempts to impose a similar restriction on Pakistani minors.

Portugal

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Comparison with national legislation · 3 of 11 countries

Lisbon is gauging the French advance in light of its own bill, which remains stalled in committee until September.

Sweden

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Factual relay without national debate · 5 of 11 countries

Stockholm is gauging the impact of a pioneering French law, as Sweden itself considers a potential age limit on social networks.

Switzerland

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Factual relay without national debate · 5 of 11 countries

Switzerland is assessing the impact of a unprecedented French law in Europe, between a tight schedule and responsibility shifted to platforms.