France's top court blocks social media ban for under-15s

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Commenters split on enforcement: some argued for device-level parental controls or detecting kids via existing data, others warned of privacy violations. Several noted courts and government are separate branches; the judiciary blocked the executive's law. A few suggested banning social media entirely, comparing it to heroin or tobacco. One commenter pointed out YouTube Kids already detects child uploads.