A bill proposed by Macronist deputies aims to ban social media access for children under 15. Drafted by Laure Miller, it also includes a digital curfew for teenagers and an extension of smartphone bans to high schools. It draws from recommendations by a parliamentary commission on TikTok's effects on minors.
On November 18, 2025, Macronist deputies led by Laure Miller submitted a bill to shield minors from social media's harmful effects. As rapporteur for the parliamentary inquiry on TikTok's psychological impacts, Miller consulted 150 experts for her September report. This document, submitted to Emmanuel Macron the previous year, recommends a minimum age of 15, a scientific consensus to limit exposure.
The key measure bans social media for those under 15, enabled by a recent European Commission decision. Miller clarifies it targets platforms with continuous video scrolling, such as TikTok, Instagram, YouTube, Snap, and Facebook, but spares messaging apps like WhatsApp or Telegram, vital for extracurricular activities. “It’s an age that finds consensus in the scientific community,” she explains.
For 15- to 18-year-olds, a digital curfew from 10 p.m. to 8 a.m. is proposed to safeguard sleep and mental health, often disrupted according to commission hearings. The bill extends smartphone bans to high schools and introduces “digital negligence” to warn against excesses without penalizing single parents. Prevention campaigns, modeled on anti-smoking messages, will appear on smartphone packaging.
Backed by 121 signatories, the proposal aims for review in early 2026. Renaissance party is holding public meetings across France on children's screen relationships. Yet, socialist commission president Arthur Delaporte opposes it: “We would first place the burden of responsibility on young people rather than on private companies.” Miller counters: “It’s a short-term measure to protect youth,” alongside platform regulation efforts.