A month after France’s Constitutional Council struck down a proposed social media ban for under-15s, the government has submitted a new version that President Emmanuel Macron wants passed before he leaves office in the spring. France's Constitutional Council struck down the previous legislation in mid-August, finding that part of it constituted an unnecessary infringement on the freedom of expression of those affected. Key points and original sources are listed below.

• A month after France’s Constitutional Council struck down a proposed social media ban for under-15s, the government has submitted a new version that President Emmanuel Macron wants passed before he leaves office in the spring.S1

• France's Constitutional Council struck down the previous legislation in mid-August, finding that part of it constituted an unnecessary infringement on the freedom of expression of those affected.S2