Macron urges Europe-wide social media age restriction of 15

EU data regulations currently state that teenagers must be 16 to have their data processed but member states can decide to lower the age limit. French President Emmanuel Macron said in a speech this week that he would like to see Europe create a “digital majority” of 15, meaning that before that age, parents would control access to the “digital space”. France enacted a law in July 2023 that requires online social network service providers operating in France to refuse …