France extends high school phone ban as constitutional court blocks social media restriction for minors
France's constitutional council on September 1, 2026, struck down the centerpiece of a new law banning social media for children under 15, but upheld an extension of an existing phone ban to high schoolers as the school year began, France 24 reports. According to France 24, the court validated the school device restriction while rejecting the broader social media prohibition, leaving France with narrower digital limits for minors than lawmakers had sought.
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✓ Verified
- ✓France's constitutional council struck down a law to ban social media for under-15 year olds. (Source: France 24 description; corroborated by 31+ US MSM articles)
- ✓The constitutional council validated extension of a phone ban to high schoolers, expanding a policy already in effect for younger pupils. (Source: France 24 description; corroborated by 31+ US MSM articles)
- ✓The ruling occurred on the first day of school in France. (Source: France 24 description)
~ Interpretation
- ~The court's validation of the phone ban but rejection of the social media ban reflects constitutional limits on the scope of digital restrictions. (France 24 framing of judicial reasoning)
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