Social media ban blocked by France's highest court

The Flame of Liberty in Paris. Carla Globetrotter/Shutterstock.

The highest court in France struck down a national ban on children under 15 using social media, ruling that it disproportionately limits free speech and fails to address privacy protections. The Electronic Frontier Foundation reports a welcome win for free expression as governments across the world seek to restrict it under the pretense of protecting children from the big tech platforms they otherwise refuse to regulate. — Read the rest

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