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Overview
- Macron held a videoconference Thursday with Ursula von der Leyen and leaders from 12 EU countries to align plans to restrict social‑network access for children under 15.
- He urged the European Commission to fast‑track its review of France’s draft ban, which Paris notified on April 9, to allow enforcement from September 1.
- Von der Leyen announced an EU age‑verification app to confirm users’ ages, a tool Macron welcomed as key to blocking minors on platforms.
- In France, Macron launched a monthly “day without connection” and promoted weekly read‑aloud time in class to steer teens toward books, theatre and sport.
- Education Minister Édouard Geffray will open a consultation for a September rollout in schools, citing surveys that show teens spend hours online but far less time reading.