# French court blocks Macron’s social media ban for under-15s

https://mins.news/en/item/22417

- The Guardian, 2026-08-14 16:51 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/aug/14/french-court-blocks-macron-social-media-ban-under-15s

> France’s Constitutional Council has blocked a law that would have prevented under-15s from opening social media accounts, saying its age-proof requirements lacked safeguards and the restrictions infringed freedom of expression and privacy. Emmanuel Macron has asked Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu to revise the legislation and still wants it in force before spring 2027.

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