Law note · France
Proposition de loi n° 2107 visant à protéger les mineurs des risques auxquels les expose l'utilisation des réseaux sociaux (Bill No. 2107 to protect minors from the risks posed by social media use)
Would ban access to social media and certain video sharing platforms for minors under 15, with exceptions for online encyclopedias, educational or scientific directories, free software sharing platforms, and private interpersonal messaging, and would require platforms to verify age other than by self declaration and to obtain parental authorization for a more limited access regime to other services.
Passed by the Assemblée nationale in first reading on 27 January 2026 after an accelerated procedure and a Conseil d'État advisory opinion of 8 January 2026 flagging tension with freedom of expression and with the EU Digital Services Act's harmonized platform obligations.
The Sénat adopted an amended version on 31 March 2026 with a two tier structure: a ministerial blacklist, drawn up after an Arcom opinion, of platforms banned for under 15s, plus parental authorization for other services; the text returned to the Assemblée nationale for a second reading.
France notified the European Commission under the EU technical regulation information procedure on 9 April 2026, and the Commission issued a detailed opinion on 7 July 2026 finding several provisions incompatible with the Digital Services Act while not contesting the blacklist principle, extending the notification standstill to 10 August 2026 and leaving the bill's final text and timing unresolved as of this survey.
Primary source: official legislative dossier, Assemblée nationale
advisory opinion, Conseil d'État