On September 14, 2026, France submitted a revised proposal to ban social media for children under 15, after its Constitutional Council struck down the previous version in mid-August for unnecessarily infringing freedom of expression. President Emmanuel Macron is seeking EU backing for the reworked legislation.
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France’s Constitutional Council struck down the previous legislation in mid-August.
The French government has submitted a reworked proposal to ban social media for children, after its previous ban was struck down by the country's top constitutional authority, President Emmanuel Macron said.
France's Constitutional Council struck down the previous legislation in mid-August, finding that part of it constituted an unnecessary infringement on the freedom of expression of those affected.
A month after France’s Constitutional Council struck down a proposed social media ban for under-15s, the government has submitted a new version that President Emmanuel Macron wants passed before he leaves office in the spring.