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Society

To love «as is» is to despise

written by Pierre Valentin

Aimer «tel quel» peut devenir une forme de mépris lorsque l’éducation renonce à l’exigence. Une réflexion sur l’amour et la discipline.

Society

Children's early exposure to phones and tablets is causing concern around the world. Over and above the substance, this debate reveals just how decisive the first years of life are for the future of our societies.

Policy

Should under-16s be banned from social networking sites?

By Pablo Sánchez · August 13, 2025

Social networks play an important role in the lives of teenagers. Faced with the risks of addiction and exposure to extreme content, the question of an age limit for accessing platforms is becoming increasingly important.

Literature

It's for their own good

By Diana-Alice Ramsauer · 21 February 2024

What does it mean to want the «good» of a child at a time of political crisis and loss of ideological bearings? This is one of the underlying questions posed in Nicolas Verdan's new thriller. A thematic journey through the influence of propaganda networks over time.

Films

«Close: where rumors part us

By Fanny Agostino · November 23, 2022

In 2018, Girl won three awards at the Croisette. Flemish director Lukas Dhont's new film continues his contemplation of teenage upheavals. This time, through the prism of other people's eyes. Close, the head-on collision of childhood and the world.