“France has officially banned iPhones because of radiation risk”
The French government has indeed raised concerns, specifically regarding the iPhone 12's radiation levels exceeding limits. However, it resulted in a temporary halt in sales—not a national ban.
In September 2023, France’s ANFR agency flagged the iPhone 12 model for exceeding specific absorption rate (SAR) thresholds. Apple was requested to update the device’s firmware. No broad iPhone ban was issued, and the matter is currently resolved through software fixes. So, yes—it happened, but the claim oversimplifies it.
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