But Macron is not giving up.
As Emmanuel Macron, who is failing, approaches the end of his second and last French presidential term, he is clearly thinking about his legacy.
But, with no less than 7 prime ministers under his rule, the legacy is instability, mass migration, and social chaos.
So, he needs shiny new legislation that’ll look good – he thinks – in the pages of future history books.
Such is the case of his social media ban for under-15s.
While the core idea is not so divisive, the actual plans for implementation bear all the marks of the Globalist ideas he is always advancing.
Yesterday, France’s top court blocked the social media ban bill, saying it infringed upon freedom of expression.
This is a hard blow for Macron, who has already asked his government to rewrite the legislation.
BREAKING: France’s top court blocks ban on social media for children under 15, ruling it infringes on freedom of expression.
— Polymarket (@Polymarket) August 14, 2026
Reuters reported:
“The bill would have barred children younger than 15 from opening a social media account from September 1. Accounts already open would be closed within four months by social media platforms, which would also need to use age verification approved by the French privacy regulator.
But France’s Constitutional Council found that the bill, while requiring everyone to give proof of age, failed ‘to specify the conditions and limits’ under which it should be provided, as well as infringing on freedoms and privacy.
‘The Council holds that the contested provisions, on the one hand, disproportionately infringe upon the freedom of expression and communication and, on the other, fail to provide the legal safeguards necessary to ensure the right to respect for private life’, it said.”
France’s highest court just killed the under-15 social media ban.
The problem was never the kids. It was that to prove a user isn’t 15, every adult in France has to prove they aren’t. The Constitutional Council called that a disproportionate hit to free expression with no…
— Reclaim The Net (@ReclaimTheNetHQ) August 14, 2026
Politico reported:
“Europe’s would-be first social media ban, which sought to prohibit access to anyone in France under the age of 15 from next month, had been a flagship policy of Macron’s second and final term. The French president has also pushed restrictions to the top of the EU agenda, with an expected announcement of bloc-wide measures by European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen in September.
In a statement late Friday, the French presidential office said the government would not be giving up on the bill. It has set a new target date for spring 2027, which coincides with when Macron will leave office.
The statement said Macron ‘has instructed the Prime Minister to work, as quickly as possible, on a legally sound draft that takes into account’ the court’s decision. The ruling hinted at what would make the age restriction align with fundamental rights: giving parents more flexibility.”
France’s top court BLOCKS Macron’s plan for under-15 social media BAN — LeMonde
Constitutional Council calls the measure a ‘disproportionate restriction’ on freedom of expression
But Macron isn’t backing down and immediately ordered work on a new ‘legally robust’ version pic.twitter.com/THuILC56ju
— RT (@RT_com) August 14, 2026
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