The French president wants to act quickly, with or without the European Union, after the fatal attack of a supervisor by a student.
Emmanuel Macron announced on Tuesday 10 June to his desire to prohibit social networks for children under the age of 15 in France. This statement comes after a supervisor was deadly stabbed by a 14-year-old student at a university in Nogent (Haute-Marne).
« I wear the ban on social networks for those younger than 15“The president said during a special program on France 2. He calls for technical solutions such as” face recognition “or” identification data “to check the age of users.
Emmanuel Macron gives “a few months” to the European Union to set up these regulations at a continental level. If nothing is done, France will act alone. “” I give us a few months to do European mobilization, otherwise I will negotiate with Europeans so that we can do it in France. We can’t wait“He explained.
The head of state points to the responsibility of social networks in growing violence among adolescents. “” This is not an isolated event. We have more and more attacks. We live in an increasingly violent society, and this violence influences our adolescents“He regretted.
