and an EU-wide action plan to tackle cyberbullying. EU ministers gathered on Monday to discuss how to better protect young people online – from misinformation and addiction to digital harassment. While not all proposals are likely to make it into law, the message was clear: the EU wants to get tougher on tech when it comes to kids. One of the suggestions was a full ban on mobile phones in schools. Several EU countries have already gone down that path: France, the Netherlands, Italy, some Spanish regions, and more recently, Luxembourg, have introduced school-wide bans on phones during the day.

Some governments want to go further. France has proposed a Europe-wide ban on social media for under-15s. “In the absence of a European agreement, France will have to take action,” said Clara Chappaz, France’s minister for artificial intelligence. She added that she would try to “rally a coalition, with Spain, Greece, and now Ireland, to convince the European Commission.”  (Euronews)