France’s plan to block children under 15 from social media has hit a constitutional roadblock.
The Constitutional Council on Friday blocked the measure, ruling that the restrictions placed an excessive burden on freedom of expression and communication while also raising concerns about how users’ ages would be verified.
The ruling does not end President Emmanuel Macron’s push for tougher social-media rules for children. Instead, it forces the government to rethink how an age ban could be enforced without creating disproportionate restrictions or new privacy risks.
France’s approved bill gets a stop sign
At the center of France’s proposal was a simple rule: children under 15 would not be allowed to...
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