EU Pushes for Social Media Ban for Under 15s | Cork News

Cork News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now! · Aug 3, 2026 · 1m

France is spearheading a bold push for a European-wide ban on social media for kids under 15, building on its own law and leveraging Ireland’s EU presidency to rally support. With big tech HQs in Ireland, France sees the timing as ideal to create unified digital protections — even proposing a “social media index” to rate platform safety like food labels. French child commissioner Sarah El Haïry argues that safeguarding young minds from algorithmic manipulation is the next frontier in child protection, echoing past victories like banning child labor. Ireland’s leadership and other EU members…