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

https://mins.news/en/item/22974

- France 24, 2026-08-15 12:53 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.france24.com/en/france-s-top-court-rejects-social-media-ban-for-under-15s

> France’s Constitutional Court has rejected a law banning children under 15 from social media, saying it disproportionately restricted freedom of expression and raised privacy issues over age checks. The government plans a revised bill, while Emmanuel Macron pointed to social media’s effects on children’s mental and physical health.

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