France’s under-15 social media ban is struck down two weeks before it starts

France's Constitutional Council has blocked a law that would have banned social media access for children under 15. The ruling comes just two weeks before the September 1 deadline for platforms to stop creating accounts for minors. The court determined the ban was a disproportionate infringement on freedom of expression. Following this setback, President Emmanuel Macron has requested that his government rewrite the legislation to align with legal standards regarding the rights of young citizens.