French Justice Declares Unconstitutional the Prohibition of Using Social Networks for Children Under 15 Years of Age
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Considers that it violates the freedom of expression and communication of minors in that country
The law launched by the Macron government did not stand up to a lawsuit by the left-wing radical party LFI, which justified its return with freedom of expression. In the election campaign, the party relies heavily on social networks.
FIGAROVOX/TRIBUNE - By censoring the ban on social networks for children under the age of 15, the Constitutional Council leaves the legislator unarmed. Stuck between the constitutional hammer and the anvil of European rules, it will have to find a mouse hole to legislate, points the lawyer.
Emmanuel Macron asked the government to rework the text to present a "legally robust" version by spring 2027.
The French Constitutional Council has just rejected the law to prohibit access to social networks for minors under 15 years of age. The text was voted by the Parliament last month. This decision hinders France's desire to become the first European country to apply such a strict restriction. Age verification deemed blurred by the judges Constitutional judges have motivated their decision by the lack of sufficient legal guarantees. In practice, th…
LAW Ulcified by the decision of the institution against the prohibition of social networks for children under 15 years of age, deemed not to conform to the founding principles of the Fifth Republic, the right and the far right challenged its legitimacy by opposing that of the people.
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