Like Meta before it, the social network will be required to impose daily restrictions on users aged 13 to 17.
The social network favored by teenagers celebrates its tenth anniversary on September 20, a decade that Le Monde describes as punctuated by controversies that have made the platform a prime target for American and European regulators.
Presented this week, the European regulatory proposal provides, beyond a minimum age of 13 years, a series of binding measures aimed at limiting minors' exposure to mechanisms deemed "addictive" by platforms.
According to Le Monde, calls presented as "official" to revive the movement born in November 2018 are multiplying on social media, but appear to stem from a video that went viral by chance.
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen presented proposals on Wednesday, September 16, to strengthen the protection of children and teenagers online.
During her annual State of the Union address, Ursula von der Leyen presented the "Kids Act," a proposal aimed at limiting minors' access to social platforms and imposing new obligations on digital companies.
The European Commission is set to present legislation aimed at protecting children online and establishing a common digital age across the European Union.
An investigation by Le Monde examines young women who regularly follow "tradwife" content—homemakers promoting a traditional lifestyle—even as young French women increasingly identify as feminist.
According to an article published by Le Monde, information shared by taxpayers on social media could be used by the tax authority as evidence during audits.
A Monde column devoted to the "invisible transformations" of our era examines reactions from high school students posted online when they discover their course schedules, particularly when these include free periods.
The American president shared on his social network a modified map of the United States incorporating Canada, Greenland, Mexico, and the French Caribbean territories, triggering outraged reactions and renewed questions about his visual posts.
The French president has urged the European Commission president, who has instead proposed graduated age-based access, a topic she will address in her State of the Union speech on September 16.
According to Le Monde, the Australian government is preparing new legislation imposing a "duty of care" on platforms, following its ban on social media access for those under 16.
In a letter to European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, the French president is pushing for European legislation after France's constitutional court struck down a French law on the subject in August.