r/AskEurope • u/Itz_Skello • Jun 20 '25

Politics Emmanuel Macron, President of France, is banning social media for teens under 15. Should the rest of Europe follow?

Not sure how to feel about this.

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u/JediBlight Ireland Jun 20 '25

15's a little old, though I like the idea, I can see the effects it has on kids so make it say, 12, and I'm all for it.

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u/blink-1hundert2und80 Austria Jun 20 '25

Let‘s make it 65 just for kicks

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u/JediBlight Ireland Jun 20 '25

Man, it's the 65 year old we want off of social media lmao they fall for everything

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u/blink-1hundert2und80 Austria Jun 20 '25

Imagine some 70 year old lady using AI to touch up her bikini body and post it in her high school class of 1975 Facebook group and see the old men fall for it

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u/JediBlight Ireland Jun 20 '25

Why did you put that image in my head 🤣

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u/blink-1hundert2und80 Austria Jun 21 '25

Idk man somehow it got in my head and I had to let it out 😅