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4w ago

EU Asks France to Rewrite Under-15 Social Media Law Over Conflict With Bloc Rules

Brussels says the Senate’s two-tier blacklist and new powers for Arcom clash with the Digital Services Act and could block France’s plan to act by September.

Une commission mixte paritaire sera convoquée dès le 15 juillet 2026 pour rendre la proposition de loi sur l’interdiction des réseaux sociaux aux moins de 15 ans compatible avec le droit européen.
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La Commission avait assuré fin janvier que la France était en droit d'interdire les réseaux sociaux aux mineurs, tout en rappelant qu'il lui reviendrait de vérifier que ces règles sont bien applicables et conformes au droit européen, notamment le DSA
Cette proposition de loi avait été fortement remaniée par le Sénat.

Overview

  • The European Commission delivered a formal opinion on Tuesday asking France to amend the bill that would bar under-15s from social media because parts of the Senate’s rewrite are not compatible with the EU’s Digital Services Act.
  • Paris says it still aims to have a measure in place by September 1 and will summon a commission mixte paritaire to find a compromise, but EU notification rules mean the law cannot be finalised before August 10 and substantial changes could trigger a longer pause.
  • Brussels objects to the Senate’s two-tier system that would blacklist some platforms and require parental authorisation for others, and it warns that giving Arcom power to rank or impose new obligations on platforms goes beyond national competence under the DSA.
  • The Commission is pursuing bloc-level tools to ease implementation: an expert panel will deliver recommendations on July 13 and the EU has unveiled an age-verification app meant to help member states enforce minimum ages while protecting privacy.
  • If France pushes ahead with an incompatible text, legal uncertainty could leave families and platforms unclear about rules at the start of term and risk producing a law that cannot be applied, repeating a past French case where national rules collided with EU law.