Like other parents, Sylvain is a little helpless: "So, a digital curfew like the TikTok commission recommends, why not?"
After six months of work , the parliamentary commission of inquiry into the psychological effects of TikTok on minors delivered its findings this Thursday. Among the 43 recommendations is the implementation of a "digital curfew." An attractive measure, but one that raises many questions.
In addition to implementing a "digital curfew" for 15- to 18-year-olds, the parliamentary committee's report on the effects of TikTok also recommends banning social media for those under 15. HANNES P. ALBERT/DPA PICTURE-ALLIANCE VIA AFP
"I'm 17 years old, and my older sister was a victim of social media. […] She hanged herself in February 2024. […] This idea didn't come to her on its own." Chilling testimonies, a damning report. After 95 hours of hearings, and having heard from 178 people, the parliamentary commission of inquiry into the psychological impact of TikTok on minors , launched in March, delivered its conclusions this Thursday, September 11. "The verdict is clear: this platform knowingly exposes our children, our young people, to toxic, dangerous, addictive content," argues the committee's chairman, Socialist MP Arthur Delaporte, in his foreword. Following the submission of the report, the Calvados MP also referred the matter to the Paris public prosecutor for "endangering the lives" of the platform's users .
Unanimously adopted by the 28 members of the commission, this document also provides 43 recommendations aimed at better protecting young people from the influence of content disseminated on TikTok and social media in general. These include: the platform's ban on children under 15 – currently,…
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