(フランス)

France

(こども)

child

(エスエヌエス)

social media, social networking service

(きんし)

prohibition / ban

(ほうりつ)

law

(できる)

to be able; to be made

(さい)

years old

(まえ)

before, previous

(つかう)

to use

(ことし)

this year

(あたらしい)

new

(はじめる)

to begin, start

(いま)

now

(らいねん)

next year

(マクロン)

Macron (President of France)

(だいとうりょう)

president

(わかい)

young

(ひと)

person / people

(まもる)

to protect

(はなす)

to speak, talk

(もんだい)

problem

(せかい)

world

(いろいろ)

various

(くに)

country; the government

(しんぱい)

worry / concern

(オーストラリア)

Australia

(おなじ)

same

(ある)

a certain (some)

(イーユー)

the European Union

(ルール)

rule

(あき)

autumn; fall

(きめる)

to decide

(かんがえる)

to think; to consider

to become

Expresses a change of state; Kawai became the new commissioner of the Sports Agency.

must not ~; it is forbidden to ~

Expresses prohibition. Here used for the legal ban on children using SNS.

called/named ~

Used to introduce or name something. In this article, 「鳥貴族」という店 means 'a store called Torikizoku'.

can do ..., to be able to ...

Verb dictionary form + ことができる expresses ability or possibility. More formal than the potential verb form. Common in written Japanese and announcements.

is doing, has been doing (ongoing state/action)

Expresses a continuing action or resulting state. Formed with て-form + いる. Can describe an action in progress or a state resulting from a past change.

to become no longer / to disappear

Indicates a change where something ceases to exist or can no longer be done. Here it describes that prayer gatherings can no longer be held in Hong Kong.

quotative particle

Marks the content of what someone said or reported. Used with 言う here.

passive voice: was/were ~ed

Passive form indicating that the subject receives the action. '食べられて' means 'were eaten'. Central grammar of this article about tulips being eaten by deer.

like ~ / resembling ~

Used in 「糸のような細い金属」to describe the metal as being thin like a thread.

way of doing

Verb stem + 方 expresses the way or manner of doing something. 歩き方 means 'way of walking', one of the things buyers inspected.

by (a certain time)

Indicates a deadline — by February of next year, the company aims to restore shipping.

want to ~

Verb stem + たい to express desire.

フランスで子どものSNSを禁止する法律ができた

A Law Banning Children's Social Media Was Created in France

フランスで、15歳になる前の子どもはSNSを使ってはいけないという法律ができました。

In France, a law was created saying that children under 15 must not use social media.

子どもは、今年の9月から、新しくSNSを始めることができません。

From September this year, children cannot newly start using social media.

今使っているSNSも、来年の1月から使えなくなります。

Social media they are using now will also become unusable from January next year.

マクロン大統領は「SNSから子どもや若い人たちを守ります」と話しました。

President Macron said, "We will protect children and young people from social media."

子どもとSNSの問題は、世界のいろいろな国で心配されています。

The issue of children and social media is a concern in many countries around the world.

オーストラリアには同じような法律があります。

Australia has a similar law.

EUも、子どものSNSの使い方のルールを今年の秋までに決めたいと考えています。

The EU, too, is thinking of deciding rules for children's social media use by this autumn.