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Macron wants to ban under-15s from social media from September 2026

9 points by 1vuio0pswjnm7 ago | 3 comments

qcnguy [-]

No, he wants to tie every social media account to a verified government issued ID so he or a future leader can engage in systematic oppression of the people he dislikes. That's what all these schemes have in common.

Don't want your kids using social media? Learn to use parental controls. That's all it takes.

nephihaha |root |parent |next [-]

And it's not just been implemented in France but internationally.

password54321 |root |parent |previous [-]

Banning it comes with the secondary effect that it starts to look even more like smoking. It is not just about disallowing people on social media but changing the perception around it.