France Court Blocks Teen Social Media Ban
On 14 August, Reuters reported that France’s top court had blocked a bill banning social media access for under-15s. The court said the measure infringed freedom of expression. Hacker News Best focused on the practical problem that enforcing the ban would require adults to prove their age. The decision is a setback for President Emmanuel Macron, who asked his government to rewrite the bill.
Taking the report as factual, impact is 0%. The proposed ban does not take effect, so under-15s retain their existing access and adults avoid the bill’s age-verification requirement. Macron’s government must revise the legislation before it can try again.
Watch for the government’s rewritten bill, particularly its approach to age verification and the court’s freedom-of-expression objection.
Plus: France has become the first EU country to ban social media for under-15s. trib.al/tT0dcmu
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The UK is the latest country to follow Australia in implementing a total social media ban for children under 16, Prime Minister Keir Starmer has announced. The ban, which could
Social media limits are coming for teens across Europe
Critics say bans push kids to riskier alternatives and can be beaten with VPNs.
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EU is set to propose ban on social media and AI chatbots for under-15s reut.rs/4yzVwDZ
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