# France’s top court blocks social media ban for under-15s

https://mins.news/en/item/22424

- BBC News, 2026-08-14 16:35 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cx2vj433xqlo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

> France’s Constitutional Council has struck down a ban on social media accounts for under-15s, ruling that it disproportionately infringed freedom of expression and communication. President Emmanuel Macron asked Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu to prepare a revised draft, with the government aiming to implement the reform by early 2027.

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