
(COMBO) This combination of files pictures created on August 14, 2026 shows a view of the French Constitutional Council (Conseil Constitutionnel) in Paris on August 11, 2025, amid a heatwave in Europe and a set up smart-phone screen displaying the logo of main social media platforms including Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn, Reddit, Telegram, X, Bluesky, Tiktok and Whatsapp in Saint-Mande, east of Paris, on April 29, 2026. On August 14, 2026, the French Constitutional Council struck down the ban on social media for under-15s, ruling that this measure constitutes "a disproportionate infringement" of their freedom of expression. (Photo by Martin LELIEVRE / AFP via Getty Images)

