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title: "France's top court blocks social media ban for under-15s"
description: "Most outlets reported that France’s Constitutional Council blocked a bill banning social media access for under-15s, citing infringement on freedom of expression and privacy. Aaj News added context about the setback for President Emmanuel Macron and the government’s response. The Express Tribune emphasized the constitutional ruling and the privacy angle, while Aaj News highlighted the political implications."
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# France's top court blocks social media ban for under-15s

technology · latest filing 14 Aug 2026, 8:04 PM PKT · 14 Aug 2026 · 2 articles from 2 outlets

**HarZaviya summary** — how 2 outlets covered this, generated automatically from their headlines and excerpts:

> Most outlets reported that France’s Constitutional Council blocked a bill banning social media access for under-15s, citing infringement on freedom of expression and privacy. Aaj News added context about the setback for President Emmanuel Macron and the government’s response. The Express Tribune emphasized the constitutional ruling and the privacy angle, while Aaj News highlighted the political implications.

## Same story from 2 outlets

Each outlet's own headline, most recent first — read any at its source.

- **Aaj News (English)** — [France's top court blocks social media ban for under-15s](https://english.aaj.tv/news/330467874/frances-top-court-blocks-social-media-ban-for-under-15s) · 14 Aug 2026, 8:04 PM PKT
  > 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. “By prohibiting minors under the age of ​fifteen from accessing certain online services, the ⁠law inherently requires every person, even an adult, to ​prove their age...
- **The Express Tribune** — [France's top court blocks social media ban for under-15s](https://tribune.com.pk/story/2623894/frances-top-court-blocks-social-media-ban-for-under-15s) · 14 Aug 2026, 4:04 PM PKT · 93% identical wording to the newest filing
  > Constitutional council finds that the ⁠bill infringes on freedom of expression and privacy

2 articles from 2 outlets, 14 Aug 2026. Headlines and links belong to their outlets — HarZaviya links out and never copies article text.

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