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

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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…

Scope

Policy Area
Consumer protection
Policy Instrument
Age verification requirement
Regulated Economic Activity
platform intermediary: user-generated content, platform intermediary: other
Implementation Level
national
Government Branch
legislature
Government Body
parliament

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2023-01-17
under deliberation

On 17 January 2023, the Bill aiming to establish a numerical majority and to fight against online h…

2023-03-02
under deliberation

On 2 March 2023, the Bill aiming to establish a numerical majority and to fight against online hatr…

2023-06-29
adopted

On 29 June 2023, the Senate adopted the Bill aimed at establishing a digital majority and combating…

2023-07-07
adopted

On 7 July 2023, the Bill aimed at establishing a digital majority and combating online hate was sig…