Macron Calls For United EU Front on Youth Social Media Limits

French President Emmanuel Macron said Europe must come up with a cohesive approach to protecting children online as the bloc grapples with how to regulate social networks.

Macron spoke with the leaders of Germany, Spain, Italy, Greece and Ireland and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on Thursday. He said coordination would “strengthen both the protection of children and teenagers in the digital space as well as the obligations and responsibilities of major online platforms,” in the call streamed on the X platform.