DPA

France: Content moderation in Law 2021-1109 reinforcing respect of the principles of the Republic

Progress

Current status
in force
15 Jan 2022 in force
24 Aug 2021 in grace period
15 Jan 2021 under deliberation

Scope

Implementers
France
Policy Area
Content moderation
Policy Instrument
Content moderation regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
platform intermediary: user-generated content
Government Branch
legislature
Government Body
parliament
Implementation Level
national

Timeline of events

15 Jan 2022
in force

Implemented Law 2021-1109 reinforcing respect of the principles of the Republic including content moderation requirements

On 15 January 2022, Law 2021-1109 reinforcing respect of the principles of the Republic including content moderation requirements, was implemented following the adoption of the Decree 2022-32 on 14 January 2022. Online platforms with over 10 milli…

Source
Event type law
Action type implementation
Government branch legislature
Government body parliament
24 Aug 2021
in grace period

Adopted Bill reinforcing respect of the principles of the Republic including content moderation requirements

On 21 July 2021, the Bill reinforcing respect of the principles of the Republic was adopted by the National Assembly. The Bill includes content moderation requirements to address the illegal content displayed online in line with the EU Digital Servi…

Source
Event type law
Action type in force with grace period
Government branch legislature
Government body parliament
15 Jan 2021
under deliberation

Introduced Bill reinforcing respect of the principles of the Republic including content moderation requirements

On 15 January 2021, the French Government reintroduced the Bill reinforcing respect of the principles of the Republic with Amendment 1770 to the National Assembly. The Bill includes content moderation requirements to address the illegal content disp…

Source
Event type law
Action type introduction
Government branch legislature
Government body parliament