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France: Passed Bill Securing and Regulating the Digital Space including content moderation regulation

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Passed Bill Securing and Regulating the Digital Space including content moderation regulation

On 17 October 2023, the Bill Securing and Regulating the Digital Space, including content moderation regulation, was passed by the National Assembly of France. The Bill aims to transpose obligations outlined in the European Digital Service Act (DSA)…

Scope

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

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2023-05-10
under deliberation

On 10 May 2023, the Bill Securing and Regulating the Digital Spaced, including content moderation r…

2023-05-17
under deliberation

On 17 October 2023, the Bill Securing and Regulating the Digital Space, including content moderatio…

2024-04-10
adopted

On 10 April 2024, the Bill Securing and Regulating the Digital Space, including content moderation …

2024-05-17
rejected

On 17 May 2024, the Constitutional Council issued its Decision on Bill Securing and Regulating the …

2024-05-21
adopted

On 21 May 2024, the Bill Securing and Regulating the Digital Space was signed into law. The Bill tr…

2025-01-01
in force

On 1 January 2025, the Bill Securing and Regulating the Digital Space enters into force. The Bill t…