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Social networks: Constitutional Council censors ban on children under 15

Social networks: The Constitutional Council censors the ban on children under the age of 15

Reliability 67 · highLIVE9 h agoAugust 14, 2026

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Social networks: The Constitutional Council censors the ban on children under the age of 15. End of life: The Constitutional Council validates the Aid to Die Act, with three reservations. On the much-anticipated subject of aid to die, the Constitutional Council validates this Friday 14 August 2026 the entire law.

Furthermore, While the measure was due to apply as early as 1 September, the Constitutional Council, on 14 August, rebutted the only article of the law regulating the access of minors to social networks. On Friday, 14 August, the Constitutional Council declared that all the provisions of the law which give rise to a right to assisted suicide and euthanasia were in conformity with the Constitution. Adopted on 15 July, following a lengthy legislative process, the law creates a right to help die, for people at the end of their life, affected by an incurable disease, with a life-saving prognosis in the advanced phase, and suffering that cannot be relieved.

In addition, None of his articles were censored, even partially. LP/Delphine Goldsztejn There are principles with which the Constitutional Council does not compromise. The Constitutional Council, which had only been seized of article 1, had not ruled on the prohibition of mobile phones in high schools since 1 September, which was contained in the same law.

The same facts are framed differently: Center — “regime” ; Right — “regime”.

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Social networks: The Constitutional Council censors the ban on children under the age of 15.
reliability moderate2/3 sources
End of life: The Constitutional Council validates the Aid to Die Act, with three reservations.
reliability moderate2/2 sources
On the much-anticipated subject of aid to die, the Constitutional Council validates this Friday 14 August 2026 the entire law.
reliability moderate2/3 sources

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Published on the 14-08-2026 à 15h10 In France, the ban on social networks for children under 15 was censored by the Constitutional Council.
according to DH Les Sports+
On Friday, 14 August, the Constitutional Council decided to censor article 1 of the Act, which provided for the prohibition of access to social networks for minors under the age of 15.
according to Ouest-France — À la Une
On 14 August, the Constitutional Council censored the only article of the law that was to prohibit social networks for children under 15 years of age from 1 September, which was deemed disproportionate.
according to L'Express
While the measure was due to apply as early as 1 September, the Constitutional Council, on 14 August, rebutted the only article of the law regulating the access of minors to social networks.
according to L'Express
On Friday, 14 August, the Constitutional Council declared that all the provisions of the law which give rise to a right to assisted suicide and euthanasia were in conformity with the Constitution.
according to Le Figaro — Actualités
Adopted on 15 July, following a lengthy legislative process, the law creates a right to help die, for people at the end of their life, affected by an incurable disease, with a life-saving prognosis in the advanced phase, and suffering that cannot be relieved.
according to Ouest-France — À la Une
None of his articles were censored, even partially.
according to Le Figaro — Actualités
LP/Delphine Goldsztejn There are principles with which the Constitutional Council does not compromise.
according to Le Parisien
The Constitutional Council, which had only been seized of article 1, had not ruled on the prohibition of mobile phones in high schools since 1 September, which was contained in the same law.
according to La Croix +3

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Social networks: The Constitutional Council censors the ban on children under the age of 15.
omitted byLeft sideRight sidePublic / Agenciescovered byCenterRight side
End of life: The Constitutional Council validates the Aid to Die Act, with three reservations.
omitted byRight sidePublic / Agenciescovered byLeft sideCenter
On the much-anticipated subject of aid to die, the Constitutional Council validates this Friday 14 August 2026 the entire law.
omitted byLeft sidePublic / Agenciescovered byCenterRight side