Former France's Secretary of State for AI and Digital Technology Clara Chappaz attends a parliamentary debate on legislative process for a social media ban on under-15s at the Assemblee Nationale, France's lower house Parliament in Paris on January 26, 2026. French lawmakers are set to vote on draft legislation to ban social media for under-15s, an effort championed by President Emmanuel Macron as a way to protect children from excessive screen time. The legislation, which also provides for a ban on mobile phones in high schools, follows Australia banning social media for under-16s in December, a world first. As social media has grown around the world, so has concern that too much screen time is arresting child development and contributing to declining mental health in minors. (Photo by Ludovic MARIN / AFP via Getty Images)

(FILES) This photograph shows a smartphone bearing the logo of Grok, a generative artificial intelligence chatbot developed by US artificial intelligence company xAI in front of a European Union flag in Brussels on January 12, 2026. The EU on January 26, 2026 hit Elon Musk's X with an investigation over AI chatbot Grok's generation of sexualised deepfake images of women and minors, in the latest step of an international backlash against the tool. (Photo by Nicolas TUCAT / AFP via Getty Images)

(FILES) This photograph shows a smartphone bearing the logo of Grok, a generative artificial intelligence chatbot developed by US artificial intelligence company xAI in front of the X (formerly Twitter) logo in Brussels on January 12, 2026. The EU on January 26, 2026 hit Elon Musk's X with an investigation over AI chatbot Grok's generation of sexualised deepfake images of women and minors, in the latest step of an international backlash against the tool. (Photo by Nicolas TUCAT / AFP via Getty Images)

This aerial photograph shows the new battery park of energy company Engie during its opening in Vilvoorde on January 26, 2026. The new park is said to be the biggest in the country with 320 lithium-ion battery containers. (Photo by DIRK WAEM / Belga / AFP via Getty Images) / Belgium OUT

This photograph shows the new battery park of energy company Engie during its opening in Vilvoorde on January 26, 2026. The new park is said to be the biggest in the country with 320 lithium-ion battery containers. (Photo by DIRK WAEM / Belga / AFP via Getty Images) / Belgium OUT

Flemish Minister-President Matthias Diependaele speaks during the opening of a new battery park of energy company Engie in Vilvoorde January 26, 2026. The new park is said to be the biggest in the country with 320 lithium-ion battery containers. (Photo by DIRK WAEM / Belga / AFP via Getty Images) / Belgium OUT

Vincent Verbeke, CEO Engie Belgium looks on during the opening of a new battery park of energy company Engie in Vilvoorde January 26, 2026. The new park is said to be the biggest in the country with 320 lithium-ion battery containers. (Photo by DIRK WAEM / Belga / AFP via Getty Images) / Belgium OUT

(FILES) This illustration photograph taken on December 1, 2025, shows the logo of US instant messaging software Whatsapp displayed on a smartphone's screen, in Frankfurt am Main, western Germany. The WhatsApp messaging app, owned by the US group Meta, will be subject to stricter rules in Europe after being added on January 26, 2026 to the list of "very large online platforms," the European Commission announced on Monday. (Photo by Kirill KUDRYAVTSEV / AFP via Getty Images)