Macron Calls for EU-Wide Social Media Ban for Under-15s After Fatal School Stabbing

A worker was killed in a knife attack while conducting a weapons check at a school in Nogent, Haute-Marne, eastern France, on Tuesday.

French President Emmanuel Macron delivers a speech during the 22nd Shangri-La Dialogue summit in Singapore, on May 30, 2025. AP Photo/Anupam Nath

French President Emmanuel Macron said on Tuesday that he would push for the European Union to ban social media for children under the age of 15.

He added that if Brussels could not be moved to implement such a ban, he would institute one in France.