France: Age verification requirement in Law no. 2023-566 aimed at establishing a digital majority and combating online hate

Progress

Current status
adopted
07 Jul 2023 adopted
29 Jun 2023 adopted
02 Mar 2023 under deliberation
17 Jan 2023 under deliberation

Scope

Implementers
France
Policy Area
Authorisation, registration and licensing
Policy Instrument
Age verification requirement
Regulated Economic Activity
platform intermediary: user-generated content
platform intermediary: other
Government Branch
executive
legislature
Government Body
central government
parliament
Implementation Level
national

Timeline of events

07 Jul 2023
adopted

Signed Law No. 2023-566 aimed at establishing a digital majority and combating online hate establishing age verification requirement

On 7 July 2023, the Bill aimed at establishing a digital majority and combating online hate was signed by the President of France, becoming Law No. 2023-566. The Law applies to online social networking services operating in France, meaning any platf…

Source
Event type law
Action type signing
Government branch executive
Government body central government
29 Jun 2023
adopted

Adopted Bill aimed at establishing a digital majority and combating online hate establishing age verification requirement

On 29 June 2023, the Senate adopted the Bill aimed at establishing a digital majority and combating online hate. The Bill applies to online social networking services operating in France, meaning any platform that allows end users to connect and com…

Source
Event type law
Action type adoption
Government branch legislature
Government body parliament
02 Mar 2023
under deliberation

Passed Bill aimed at establishing a digital majority and combating online hate establishing age verification requirement

On 2 March 2023, the Bill aiming to establish a numerical majority and to fight against online hatred was passed by the National Assembly of France. The Bill amends the Postal and Electronic Communications Code to incorporate the definition of onlin…

Source
Event type law
Action type passage
Government branch legislature
Government body parliament
17 Jan 2023
under deliberation

Introduced Bill aimed at establishing a digital majority and combating online hate establishing age verification requirement

On 17 January 2023, the Bill aiming to establish a numerical majority and to fight against online hatred was introduced in the National Assembly of France. The Bill proposes amending the Postal and Electronic Communications Code to incorporate the d…

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