France’s Top Court Blocks Under-15 Social Media Ban

France’s Constitutional Council struck down a law that would have barred children under 15 from using social media, citing disproportionate limits on freedom of expression and privacy concerns around age verification; the government intends to rewrite the proposal for potential implementation in early 2027. The article also briefly reports that a cyberattack on France’s tax authority allegedly exposed nearly 700,000 taxpayer records.