EU tells France to amend social media ban law

The EU on Monday ruled that a French draft law to ban social media for under-15s would infringe the bloc’s rules if approved in its current form.

European Union member states have the right to introduce laws, but they must not encroach on the powers given to the executive based in Brussels.

“We fully share the objective of the French authorities: minors must be better protected online,” EU spokesman Thomas Regnier told AFP. “France has been an important driver of this debate.”