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Court nixes under fifteen ban

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France’s Constitutional Council struck down a proposed law banning TikTok, Instagram and Snapchat for under-15s, though President Emmanuel Macron said he still aimed to enact restrictions before his term ended.

by Alberto Alemanno Reposted by Giuseppe Martinico

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by Steve Peers

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French constitutional court blocks social media ban for teenagers on human rights grounds
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/a...
French court blocks Macron’s social media ban for under-15s
Constitutional council says curbs infringe freedom of expression and privacy as president vows to rework legislation
www.theguardian.com
August 14, 2026 at 5:20 PM

by Anupam Chander Reposted by Paul M. Schwartz

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The French Constitutional Council is composed of judges in their sixties through eighties, who all likely grew up with Minitel, a system for which privacy was a key constitutive feature.
August 14, 2026 at 5:25 PM

Reposted by Pádua Fernandes, Judith Beyer, Graeme Warren

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First I was banned from X/Twitter.

Then Facebook banned my newsletter.

Then X/Twitter banned me permanently.

Now YouTube disables my channel the week of my book launch.

Was it something I said?

👉 www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-Ne...
Stack of books. The nerd Reich, Gil Duran.
August 15, 2026 at 6:18 PM

by Alberto Alemanno Reposted by Ariadne Vromen

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Major setback for Macron: France’s Constitutional Council has struck down the ban on social media for under-15s, calling it neither “appropriate, necessary, nor proportionate” to their freedom of expression.

PM Lecornu tasked to redraft the bill!
August 14, 2026 at 6:42 PM

by Anupam Chander

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France's top court blocks social media ban for under-15s, @reuters.com: www.reuters.com/world/france...
France's top court blocks social media ban for under-15s
France's top court on Friday blocked ​a bill banning social media access for under-15s, saying it infringed upon freedom of ‌expression and delivering a setback for President Emmanuel Macron, who aske...
www.reuters.com
August 14, 2026 at 3:45 PM

Reposted by Mark C.M. van Loosdrecht

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by Axel Bruns

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Oh look, a small remnant of sanity amidst all the fear-mongering and moral panic manufacturing.
I guess they don’t have NewsCorp (or a local version of Wippa) in France…
French court blocks Macron’s social media ban for under-15s
Constitutional council says curbs infringe freedom of expression and privacy as president vows to rework legislation
www.theguardian.com
August 15, 2026 at 1:56 AM

by Anupam Chander

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Reposted by Trudy Harpham

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by Steve Peers

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It's well established in multiple jurisdictions that social media is a forum for freedom of expression. The issue is the extent of the possible limitations on this freedom.
August 14, 2026 at 10:33 PM

Reposted by Axel Bruns, Manuel Puppis

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A welcome piece of good news: The French Constitutional Council has struck down a bill that would have locked minors out of social media and required every adult to verify their age
www.politico.eu/article/fren...
French court blocks social media ban for under 15s
Ruling could have far-reaching implications about kids’ rights to access the internet.
www.politico.eu
August 15, 2026 at 9:11 AM

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Reposted by Andrew K Przybylski, Veli‐Matti Karhulahti

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French court blocks social media ban, arguing it infringes upon freedom of expression and privacy.

www.theguardian.com/world/2026/a...
French court blocks Macron’s social media ban for under-15s
Constitutional council says curbs infringe freedom of expression and privacy as president vows to rework legislation
www.theguardian.com
August 14, 2026 at 7:14 PM

by Mary Corcoran

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I’m divided: we know the Tech industry will see this as a victory. I’m not criticising the judiciary. The legislation has to be watertight. Does France have the equivalent of a second house to scrutinise bills to ensure they’re constitutionally compliant?

www.theguardian.com/world/2026/a...
French court blocks Macron’s social media ban for under-15s
Constitutional council says curbs infringe freedom of expression and privacy as president vows to rework legislation
www.theguardian.com
August 14, 2026 at 6:35 PM

Reposted by Douglas Holtz‐Eakin

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Reposted by Serge Slama

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The French Constitutional Council struck down the law's blanket ban on under‑15 user accessing social media services, holding that it disproportionately infringed freedom of expression and failed to include the necessary legal safeguards for privacy
www.conseil-constitutionnel.fr/actualites/c...
August 14, 2026 at 2:22 PM

Reposted by Steven H. Seggie

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nytimes.com
France’s highest court on Friday rejected the government’s move to ban people under 15 from using social media, a setback to President Emmanuel Macron, who has made the measure a centerpiece of his legislative agenda in his final year in office.
France’s Top Court Strikes Down Ban on Social Media for Children
The move was a setback for President Emmanuel Macron, who championed the ban. He vowed to pass a new version before he leaves office next spring.
nyti.ms
August 14, 2026 at 11:00 PM

Reposted by Rosemary A. Joyce

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I feel like social media constantly reminds us why courts and rule of law and their ability to proportionately sanction were such massive improvements for everyone. the mob can only venerate or destroy.
August 14, 2026 at 10:41 PM
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