France upholds assisted dying law but strikes down social media ban for children
President Emmanuel Macron's office said he had no plans to give up on his push to bar children from apps such as TikTok and the government would work on a new draft law.
France's Constitutional Council has ruled that a ban on social media access for children under 15 infringes on freedom of expression. The council found that the law, championed by President Emmanuel Macron, did not have clear rules on age verification and lacked sufficient legal safeguards.
According to the Elysee Palace, Macron has tasked Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu with rewriting the bill to address the council's concerns. The president remains determined to have the reform in place before next year.
The Constitutional Council's decision is a setback for Macron, who had pledged to enforce the legislation by September. The council's ruling noted that prohibiting minors from accessing certain online services would require adults to prove their age, and that the law did not specify how people should prove their age or what limits should apply.
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