France plans to ban ‍children under 15 from social media sites and to prohibit mobile phones in high schools from September 2026, local media reported on Wednesday, moves that underscore rising public angst over the impact of online harms on minors. President Emmanuel Macron has often pointed to social media as one of the factors to blame for violence among young ⁠people and has signaled he wants France to follow Australia, whose world-first ban for under-16s on social media platforms including Facebook, Snapchat, TikTok and YouTube came into force in December.For all the latest headlines follow our Google News channel online or via the app.Le Monde newspaper said Macron could announce the measures in his New Year’s Eve national address, due to be broadcast at 1900 GMT. His government will submit draft legislation for legal checks in early January, Le Monde and France Info reported. The Elysee and the prime minister’s office did not immediately respond to a request for