"VPNs are next on my list" – France set to evaluate VPN use following social media ban for under-15s

• The French government may consider restricting VPNs
• Lawmakers recently passed a bill to ban under-15s from social media
• A French minister said that VPNs are next to be evaluated

France may consider restricting VPNs following its recent social media ban for under-15s.

After facing questions about the possibility of teens circumventing the ban with VPNs, Anne Le Hénanff, Minister Delegate for Artificial Intelligence and Digital Affairs, said that the ban was "just the first step."

Speaking to Franceinfo, Le Hénanff said: "If [this legislation] allows us to protect a very large majority of children, we will continue. And VPNs are the next topic on my list."