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

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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…

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
executive
Government Body
central government

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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…