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The French Constitution Rejects the Prohibition of the Use of Social Networks by Children Under 15 Years of Age

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In its opinion, the Constitutional Council also justifies the annulment of this cardinal article of the law because it considers that it has not provided for the ...

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In France, Emmanuelle Pouédras is angry after the censorship of the law prohibiting social networks for children under the age of 15. His son, Clement, fifteen years old, ended his life two years ago, jumping from a bridge of fourteen meters, after weeks of cyber-harassment. The President of the Republic instructed his Prime Minister to rework the law, taking into account the decision of the Constitutional Council. A team of TF1 went to meet thi…

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After the Constitutional Council censored the law prohibiting access to social networks for minors under 15 years of age, Emmanuel Macron asked the government to resume the text as soon as possible and to reach a conclusion before the end of his term of office. But is it only possible to rewrite this "malfiled" text?

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The French Constitutional Council annulled a law in this regard, promoted by President Emmanuel Macron and approved by Parliament. The Court ruled that the provisions of the prohibition "disproportionally violate freedom of expression and communication" and have not provided legal guarantees to secure those rights. Last month, France became the first country in the European Union to approve a ban on these platforms, amid growing global concern a…

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In its opinion, the Constitutional Council also justifies the annulment of this cardinal article of the law because it considers that it has not provided for the ...

·Madrid, Spain
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"Without checking the technically credible age, a ban on the symbolic above all and displaces minors into evasive behaviors which make them more difficult to protect", says the CpC.

The French Constitutional Council annulled a law in this regard, promoted by President Emmanuel Macron and approved by Parliament. The Court ruled that the provisions of the ban “disproportionally violate freedom of expression and communication” and did not provide legal guarantees to secure those rights. Last month, France became the first country in the European Union to approve a ban on these platforms, amid growing global concern about the h…

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El Debate broke the news in Madrid, Spain on Friday, August 14, 2026.
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