By Sara Brandstätter ( October 24, 2025, 08:27 GMT | Insight) -- The EU is moving toward establishing a “digital age of majority” to strengthen online child protection, French President Emmanuel Macron said at a late-night press conference following the EU leaders’ summit. He added that France — together with Cyprus, Denmark, Greece, Slovenia and Spain — is forming a coalition to advance national measures that would restrict minors’ access to social media.The EU is moving toward establishing a “digital age of majority” that would set a legal age limit for access to social media across Europe, French President Emmanuel Macron said at a late-night press conference following the EU leaders’ summit....
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