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

Progress

Current status
in force
17 Jan 2022 in force
23 Jul 2021 adopted
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

17 Jan 2022
in force

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

On 17 January 2022, Law 2021-1109, reinforcing respect for 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 mil…

Source
Event type law
Action type implementation
Government branch legislature
Government body parliament
23 Jul 2021
adopted

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

On 23 July 2021, the Bill reinforcing respect for 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 Serv…

Source
Event type law
Action type adoption
Government branch legislature
Government body parliament
15 Jan 2021
under deliberation

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

On 15 January 2021, the French Government introduced the Bill reinforcing respect for the principles of the Republic to the National Assembly. The Bill includes content moderation requirements to address the illegal content displayed online in line …

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