{"id":"b1a2ce7c-cdd0-432d-9f51-916ed7bc16a1","url":"https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jul/21/france-ban-social-media-access-under-15s","domain":"theguardian.com","outlet":{"name":"The Guardian","country":"GB","cred":4,"lean":-1,"curated":true},"title":"France first European country to ban social media access for under-15s","plainHeadline":"France becomes the first European country to ban social media access for under-15s","rewrite":{"model":"gpt-5.4-nano","at":"2026-07-22T11:06:21.513Z"},"summary":["France’s parliament approved a bill banning social media access for children under 15.","Emmanuel Macron said the measure is a major reform, pledging enforcement by September.","The ban starts in two stages: new accounts blocked from 1 September.","Existing accounts are covered from January 2027, after Constitutional Council approval.","Anne Le Hénanff said age-verification tools exist and platforms must enforce closures."],"topics":["Politics","Internet Culture","Compliance"],"lang":"eng","publishedAt":"2026-07-21T19:14:04.000Z","ingestedAt":"2026-07-21T19:41:19.078Z","story":"https://brief.concise.news/story/b20cf98c-f70d-466e-8592-72d1f686e229"}