French Constitutional Council Strikes Down Under-15 Social Media Ban
France's Constitutional Council struck down a law that would have prohibited children under 15 from using social media platforms, ruling the provision unconstitutional. The decision removes what would have been one of Europe's strictest age-based restrictions on social media access for minors.
Why this matters: France tried to draw a hard line: no social media under 15, full stop. The country's top constitutional body just erased it. That leaves kids, parents, and platforms roughly where they started. The ruling does not mean minors are unprotected — it means this particular tool was off the table. The harder question remains: what does legal protection for children online actually look like when the blunt instrument gets taken away?
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