France Bans Social Media for Under-15s, Tightens Knife Sales | JQJO

French President Emmanuel Macron announced a ban on social media access for children under 15, alongside stricter online knife sales regulations. This follows Prime Minister François Bayrou's call to ban knife sales to minors. Macron stated that platforms will be held accountable for age verification, similar to measures already in place for pornographic websites. Significant financial penalties and bans will be imposed for non-compliance. The measures mirror existing age verification laws for pornographic websites, which led to Pornhub's withdrawal from France.