The government seems very mobilized on the issue of violence among part of the youth. And Thursday evening, Sabrina Agresti-Roubache, the Secretary of State for Citizenship and the City, wanted to be particularly offensive on the issue of social networks. Asked about RTLthe Marseille elected official considered that “social networks are a weapon of mass destruction of our youth”, nothing less.
Better control of minors’ access to social networks could take a legal route since a bill aims to put a “digital majority” at 15 years old. “It’s already a departure, because 15 years is not 11 years,” said the minister. And of course parents have a fundamental role to play in controlling social networks. What I believe is that the more control we put in, the better it will work. »
The president had already spoken about it
Several news items involving minors have hit the headlines in recent weeks, including the knife murder of Shamseddine, in Viry-Châtillon, in Essonne. The Prime Minister, Gabriel Attal, was in the city with several ministers on Thursday to present “authority” measures which were very differently appreciated.
On the subject of digital instruments, the President of the Republic Emmanuel Macron had already, in January, during his press conference, insisted on the question of screens. He said he wanted control of their use, including in the private sphere, without really saying how. But a group of experts has already been commissioned to try to find ideas.