France Tries to Ban Kids From TikTok, Court Says Non
France's Constitutional Council just torched a law that would've barred anyone under 15 from opening social media accounts, ruling it violates freedom of expression. The law, pushed as a way to shield kids from doomscrolling and predatory algorithms, is the latest casualty in Europe's messy fight to regulate Big Tech's grip on minors. Other countries, like Australia, have gone the opposite direction and enforced bans, so this ruling reopens the debate on whether protecting kids online should trump their right to speak freely.
Nothing says 'we care about children' like a court ruling that protects their sacred right to doomscroll TikTok at age 12.