‘We closed social media for 15 year old children, Modi will also do the same’, said Macron

At the India AI Summit 2026, French President Emmanuel Macron called upon PM Modi to ban social media for children below 15 years of age. Macron said that France has closed social media for 15-year-old children. We have moved ahead on this path. Prime Minister Modi will also follow the same path. Along with this, Macron also praised the growing digital infrastructure in India.

Macron expressed hope for PM Modi’s action

French President Macron said, ‘Prime Minister Modi will also join this club for the safety of children and teenagers.’ Macron expressed hope that Prime Minister Modi will take action to ban social media for children. He further said, ‘Children’s safety is not a rule, but a civilization.’

Macron counted- how India changed in 10 years

Macron said, ‘Ten years ago, a street vendor in Mumbai could not open his bank account. But today the same vendor takes payment on his phone. India has created something which no other country in the world has done. India has created digital identity for 1.4 billion people. A payment system that now handles 20 billion transactions every month. A health infrastructure that has issued 50 crore digital health IDs.

Focus will have to be on uniting instead of dividing

French President Macron said, ‘At a time when tensions are rising, the need to direct all our digital tools towards this inclusive approach has increased even more, so that we can become stronger not only in India but also in the African continent. Let us all focus together on uniting instead of dividing, creating instead of destroying, and sharing instead of taking.

Macron further said, ‘I want France to use its presidency of the G7 to promote this vision. I know India will also do the same through your BRICS Chairmanship. No country is bound to act only as a market where foreign companies sell their models and download the data of citizens.

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