EU opinion on French social-media law separates age rules, platform obligations
By Sara Brandstätter ( July 8, 2026, 16:04 GMT | Insight) -- The French draft social media ban has prompted the European Commission to distinguish between national age-access rules and broader platform obligations already governed by the Digital Services Act. In a legal opinion seen by MLex, the EU executive signaled that France may regulate social media access, but not by creating separate national duties on age verification or parental consent, as Brussels pushes for EU-wide rules, on which more clarity is expected next week.The French social media ban draft law has drawn a legal objection from the European Commission — not because of the proposed under-15 age threshold itself, but because the measure risks creating a parallel national enforcement and compliance regime for platforms already governed by the Digital Services Act....
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