French President Emmanuel Macron said he plans to ban social media for children younger than 15. Macron said in a post on X that the move was based on a recommendation from the experts on the Screens Commission,

Paris: In the wake of a fatal stabbing at a middle school in Nogent, a commune in Northeastern France, French President Emmanuel Macron has renewed and amplified his call for banning social media use for minors under the age of 15 years.

Prime Minister Francois Bayrou told parliament the incident was not an isolated case. Macron said social media was one of the factors to blame for violence among young people. Writing on social media platform X after the interview,