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France implements high school mobile phone ban despite social media provision setback

France is moving forward with a ban on mobile phones in high schools, set to begin next month at the start of the academic year. This measure, part of President Emmanuel Macron's initiative to reduce screen time for children, was approved by parliament. While the Constitutional Council struck down a related ban on social media for those under 15, it did not rule against the mobile phone prohibition in schools. AI

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France implements high school mobile phone ban despite social media provision setback

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · Agence France-Presse ·

    France to press ahead with high school phone ban from next month

    The French government said on Monday it would press ahead with a ban on mobile phones in high schools from next month, but trade unions warned that the measure might be hard to implement quickly. In July, France’s parliament approved legislation banning both social media access f…