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  "id": 879894,
  "title": "Top French court scraps social media ban for children under 15",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/14/top-french-court-scraps-social-media-ban-for-children-under-15",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-14T13:59:14.000Z",
  "source": {
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    "slug": "rfi-english",
    "url": "https://www.rfi.fr/en/france/20260814-top-french-court-scraps-social-media-ban-for-children-under-15"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "France's Constitutional Council struck down a law on Friday that would have banned children under 15 from using social media from September. The judges ruled that the measure placed a disproportionate restriction on freedom of expression and communication.",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "CBS News",
        "title": "French teen social media ban struck down by top constitutional authority",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/14/french-teen-social-media-ban-struck-down-by-top-constitutional",
        "published": "2026-08-14T16:15:53.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}