France: Issued Constitutional Council Decision 866/2024 on Bill Securing and Regulating the Digital Space declaring unconstitutional Article 19 regarding criminalisation of "online insult"
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Issued Constitutional Council Decision 866/2024 on Bill Securing and Regulating the Digital Space declaring unconstitutional Article 19 regarding criminalisation of "online insult"
On 17 May 2024, the Constitutional Council issued its Decision on Bill Securing and Regulating the Digital Space. The Council declared Article 19, which aimed to criminalise the offence of "online insult" by punishing its dissemination when it viola…
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
judiciary
Government Body
court
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2023-05-10
under deliberation
2023-05-17
under deliberation
2024-04-10
adopted
2024-05-17
rejected
2024-05-21
adopted