France: Introduced Bill reinforcing respect for the principles of the Republic including content moderation requirements
Description
Introduced Bill reinforcing respect for the principles of the Republic including content moderation requirements
On 15 January 2021, the French Government introduced the Bill reinforcing respect for the principles of the Republic to the National Assembly. The Bill includes content moderation requirements to address the illegal content displayed online in line …
Scope
Policy Area
Content moderation
Policy Instrument
Content moderation regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
platform intermediary: user-generated content
Implementation Level
national
Government Branch
legislature
Government Body
parliament
Complete timeline of this policy change
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2021-01-15
under deliberation
2021-07-23
adopted
Key regulatory dimensions
Regulated subjects
The businesses, government agencies or individuals affected by this policy or regulatory change.
producer / supplier
1
Type
Any
Economic activity
platform intermediary: user-generated content
Category
All
Policy change by business practice
The detailed activities within the scope of this policy or regulatory change.
content: illegal speech: hosting: display
Regulatory tool
Regulator reporting requirement
Content flagging mechanism requirement
Regulator notification requirement
Sanctions
Fine
Regulated subjects
1
own content: any format: hosting: display
Regulatory tool
Private code of conduct requirement
Other oversight tool
Sanctions
Fine
Regulated subjects
1