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” Lhe social networks before 15 years old, it’s no, ”insists Clara Chappaz. In an interview with La Tribune on Sunday Released this May 11, the Minister Delegate in charge of Digital, who “refuses that algorithms elevate our youngsters”, explains that France will give himself “three months” in order to “mobilize its European companions” on an “settlement” the said networks to verify the age of their users.
“On a European scale, we have […] A frame of reference action: the regulations on digital services [Digital Services Act]. But you have to go further to strengthen its scope, so that it forces social networks not to accept the creation of accounts without age verification, ”insists Clara Chappaz.
“France will take accountability”
“If we don’t have the ability to obtain by the beginning of the varsity 12 months, France will take its obligations,” also warns the Minister who intends to “be a part of a coalition, with Spain, Greece and now Ireland, to persuade the European Commission”. “In the absence of European settlement, it’s in France that we must act,” she insists.
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Finally, it warns in opposition to attainable sanctions. “Look at what we have done on the pornographic sites,” recollects the minister delegate in control of digital. “Since the beginning of March, Arcom [le gendarme français du numérique] started to block sites that do not comply with French legislation. They must verify that Internet users are over 18 years old. […] Tomorrow, I want it to be the same for users of social networks under 15 years of age. »»
If there is a “digital majority” in France legally fixed at 15 years by a law of 2023, the latter is not applied because it does not comply with European law, recalls in particular Telerama. According to a CNIL survey in 2021, two thirds of the under 13s have an account on a social network. Last April on Franceinfo, Clara Chappaz already explained that she was working “actively” on the query of the ban on networks for the youngest.
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