French Court Strikes Down Social Media Bans For Kids Under 15

MediaPost.com: MediaDailyNews · last updated August 16, 2026 – 5:58 PM

The worldwide trend of banning social media for children has been blocked in France, BBC reports. The country’s Constitutional Council struck down a ban for the under-15 age group on the grounds that it infringed freedom of expression. French President Emmanual Macron has asked Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu to prepare a new draft that would address the council’s points.

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