France's blanket social media ban for kids under 15 is exactly the kind of bold leadership that protects children from real harm. Platforms like TikTok and Instagram have been linked to reduced self-esteem, self-harm and even teen suicides, and governments have a duty to act. France is setting the standard the rest of Europe should follow.
Banning kids under 15 from social media sounds protective, but the real consequence is forcing every single person to submit photo ID just to access a platform. That's a government surveillance framework dressed up as child safety. Once universal age verification is normalized, digital tracking of all citizens becomes the new baseline.
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