{
  "id": 904584,
  "title": "French government's social media ban for under-15s suffers constitutional setback",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/14/french-governments-social-media-ban-for-under-15s-suffers",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-14T19:08:04.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Le Monde English",
    "slug": "le-monde-english",
    "url": "https://www.lemonde.fr/en/pixels/article/2026/08/14/french-government-s-social-media-ban-for-under-15s-suffers-constitutional-setback_6756520_13.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The Constitutional Council ruled that, by applying to all social media platforms and all minors without distinction, the law infringed on freedom of expression. President Emmanuel Macron tasked his government with drafting a new bill before the end of his term.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Al Jazeera",
        "title": "Top French court upholds assisted dying law, rejects teen social media ban",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/14/top-french-court-upholds-assisted-dying-law-rejects-teen-social-media",
        "published": "2026-08-14T15:52:57.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}