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France's top court blocks Macron's social media ban for under-15s

Cover image: A teenager holds her smartphone displaying the logo of Chinese social network Tik Tok in Brussels on July 7, 2026. © Nicolas Tucat, AFP

France's constitutional council struck down a proposed ban on social media for children under 15 on Friday, citing freedom of expression. President Emmanuel Macron tasked Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu with re-working ​the draft legislation to take the Constitutional Council's concerns into account, the Elysée said in a statement.

France's top court ​on Friday blocked a bill banning social media access for under-15s, saying it infringed upon freedom of expression, a ​setback ‌for President Emmanuel Macron who asked his ⁠government to rewrite the legislation.

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