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French lawmakers urge social media ban for under-15s

Socialistes et Apparentes' MP Arthur Delaporte and Ensemble Pour la Republique's MP Laure Miller take part in a press conference after presenting the report of the popular short video platform TikTok on minors. [AFP]

French lawmakers urged a social media ban for under-15s and "digital curfew" for older minors Thursday, with massively popular short video platform TikTok the focus of renewed harsh government scrutiny.

Imposing the ban and a 10 pm to 8 am curfew for 15- to 18-year-olds would "send a signal both to children and parents" that social media "is not harmless" for the young, Laure Miller, the MP who compiled a parliamentary inquiry's report, told AFP.

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