Will the kids be alright? I guess that remains to be seen … but if one thing is clear, it’s that screen time has become a serious issue. And this week, French lawmakers voted to ban social media use for children under the age of 15, making it the first country in the European Union to introduce such an age limit.

Australia made history late last year when it implemented the first ban on social media for under-16s. The British government announced similar restrictions last month, expected to come into effect next year. Spain, Greece and Denmark are also planning to impose minimum age limits for social media use.

However, early evidence suggests that Australia’s ban has largely failed to keep young teenagers off social media. And enforcement of the French ban would likely fall to the European Union rather than the French government, which has limited legal tools to target major international internet platforms. And Social media companies have criticized age-related bans, saying they already employ safeguards to protect young users. Elon Musk, the owner of X, has called these laws a “backdoor way” to control access to the internet.

French lawmakers overwhelmingly voted in favor of the bill, which was strongly backed by France’s President Emmanuel Macron. He will now sign it into law. “Social media will be banned for children under 15 starting this school year,” he (somewhat ironically) posted on X after the vote as he thanked lawmakers for passing the bill.

The legislation is one of the final major measures adopted under Macron’s presidency before he leaves office next year. Macron wants the law to take effect at the start of the new school year in September. However, a review to determine whether the bill complies with the French Constitution is likely to take place and could delay its implementation.

The European Union recently received an expert report recommending that children under the age of 13 not have access to social media sites, unless they were supervised. The report recommended that 13- to 18-year-olds should only have access to platforms with safety features like limits on infinite scrolling. Children under the age of 3, it said, should have no screen time at all.

The U.S. and Saudi Arabia have reached a landmark agreement to provide the kingdom with a civilian nuclear program and potentially open the door to uranium enrichment on its territory, the Trump administration announced Wednesday.

The accord is intended to further bind the United States with the Saudi government as the war with Iran strains the relationship. The 30-year, multibillion-dollar deal gives American companies a central role in developing Saudi Arabia’s nuclear infrastructure while shutting out foreign competitors. The deal is expected to be submitted to Congress for review in the coming days (and will no doubt spark a heated debate).

Many are already concerned that exporting enrichment capabilities will lead to a proliferation of nuclear arms. Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has spoken openly about working to develop nuclear weapons if Iran is not stopped from getting them. Sources told the Washington Post the new agreement is designed with safeguards to keep the Saudis from enriching nuclear fuel to weapons-grade level. But they also acknowledge it includes a waiver that exempts the Saudis from the aggressive international inspections required in nuclear reactor deals with other countries, including the United Arab Emirates.

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I’m always excited when the public gets behind an animal. Remember the adorable Punch-kun here in Japan? Well, now the internet is seemingly obsessed with Jimothy: a raccoon with a striking silhouette who has gone from a minor celebrity in Seattle to social media main character overnight. Jimothy is suddenly all over Instagram, and if you hover over the critter for so much as a nanosecond, he will be all you will ever see on your feed.

In the most popular of the videos, Kiana Hall, a 33-year-old from Seattle, spots the raccoon (who has a unique spinal condition) while walking through the city’s Ballard neighborhood earlier this month. Another resident posted a security camera video of Jimothy crawling around their balcony. The sweet little critter’s fame has since inspired tattoos and a mural in Seattle. The city’s baseball team briefly changed its social media profile picture to one of the raccoon wearing a Mariners hat. And this cute cake.

Still, despite the love for the raccoon, the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife has urged fans to not approach Jimothy, telling Yahoo that he appears capable of moving and feeding himself and does not need human intervention.