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‘Bullshit:’ Macron Blasts Social Media Free Speech Defense
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February 18, 2026
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0:38Now PlayingFrench President Emmanuel Macron said the free speech defense of social media platforms is “pure bullshit,” pushing back against a key foreign policy goal of President Donald Trump.
European nations are weighing social media bans for minors, which could impact advertising dollars for companies including Meta Platforms Inc.’s Instagram and Facebook.
The US has criticized such bans, saying they censor free speech, with Secretary of State Marco Rubio justifying the moves as pushback against the “global censorship-industrial complex.”
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