French Court Blocks Youth Ban
France's top court struck down a Macron-backed social media ban for children under 15.
August 14, 2026 · Updated Aug 14, 3:19pm ET
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What happened
France’s Constitutional CouncilConstitutional Council of Francenational constitutional ruling body of France on Aug. 14 struck down Article 1 of a Macron
Emmanuel MacronPresident of France and Co-Prince of Andorra since 2017-backed law that would have banned children under 15 from accessing social media. The court said the measure was neither appropriate, necessary nor proportionate, and that it infringed freedom of expression and communication. Parliament approved the legislation in July, with the ban set to take effect at the start of the school year in September. President Emmanuel Macron instructed his prime minister to draft a legally sound replacement.
