By Lucie Aubourg, AFP

Photo: AFP / Ludovic Marin

French politicians have taken a first step towards banning social media for under-15s, an effort championed by President Emmanuel Macron as a way to protect children from excessive screen time.

The lower National Assembly backed key elements of the bill in a first vote after a lengthy debate. A second vote on the full text, which was proposed by centrist lawmakers, was to follow later in the session before the bill goes to the Senat

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