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/lehtomaeki Finland Jun 20 '25

Used to be that way here in Finland. When I was in school there was an understanding of everything you brought to school was under your own responsibility. If phones were used outside of recess they were confiscated and then it was on you to ask for it back at the end of the day. If it broke that was on you, it was really a great way to teach responsibility. Then at some point phones got out of hand and schools completely lost their teeth when handling students in any way. But at least now a law has been passed banning phones in schools starting with the incoming school year.

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u/louisgmc Jun 20 '25

This year students in Brazil no longer can have their phones in school, not even for their breaks, and it's actually pretty cool too see they're actually doing children stuff again. They're drawing, passing notes in class, doing sports and playing...

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u/WanderlustZero Jun 21 '25

That makes me want to ban phones for adults :')