France’s Emmanuel Macron will push for a social media ban for those under age 15 after a school stabbing “I’m for the social media ban for under-15s. And we can do it, because all these platforms have the possibility, through facial recognition or through credentials, to verify one’s age.””And so we have to ban social media for under-15s. Because in truth…”

“Let me tell you, it’s simple. I’m giving ourselves a couple of months to see if we can achieve a European mobilization. If that does not work, I will negotiate so that we can start to do it in France. We cannot wait.”

Macron said in an interview late on Tuesday (June 10) that he hoped to see results within the next few months.

Police questioned a 14-year-old student on Tuesday over the knifing of a 31-year-old school aide during a bag search for weapons.

Prime Minister Francois Bayrou told parliament the incident was not an isolated case. Macron said social media was one of the factors to blame for violence among young people.