- Jul 22
France becomes first European country to ban social media for children under 15
The French parliament adopted a law on Tuesday prohibiting minors under 15 from using social networks, with the ban taking effect in September for new accounts and January for existing ones.
- Jun 20
Ubisoft co-founder Claude Guillemot dies aged 69 in plane crash on approach to La Baule airport in western France
Claude Guillemot, 69, a co-founder of French video-game giant Ubisoft, was killed Friday evening when his twin-engine Cessna crashed in a field near La Baule airport. The flight instructor also aboard died in the accident.
