France: Decree No. 2025-768 on establishment of a connection threshold for the temporary retention of illegal content by online platform operators
Progress
Current status
in force
07 Aug 2025 in force
04 Aug 2025 adopted
Scope
Implementers
France
French Polynesia
New Caledonia
Wallis & Futuna Islands
Policy Area
Content moderation
Policy Instrument
Content moderation regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
platform intermediary: user-generated content
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
central government
Implementation Level
national
Timeline of events
Decree No. 2025-768 on the establishment of a connection threshold for the temporary retention of illegal content by online platform operators enters into force
On 7 August 2025, the Decree No. 2025-768 on the establishment of a connection threshold from which online platform operators are required to temporarily retain illegal content that has been reported and removed or made inaccessible enters into forc…
SourceEvent type
order
Action type
implementation
Government branch
executive
Government body
central government
Decree No. 2025-768 on the establishment of a connection threshold for the temporary retention of illegal content by online platform operators was adopted by Government
On 4 August 2025, the Government of France adopted Decree No. 2025-768 on the establishment of a connection threshold from which online platform operators, as defined in point (i) of Article 3 of Regulation (EU) 2022/2065 on a Single Market for Digi…
SourceEvent type
order
Action type
adoption
Government branch
executive
Government body
central government