France: Introduction of French hate speech law including content monitoring requirement
Description
Introduction of French hate speech law including content monitoring requirement
On 29 March 2019, the Bill aimed at combating hateful content on the internet was introduced in the French National Assembly. The Bill would mandate online platforms to remove hateful content classified as illegal within 24 hours after receiving not…
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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2019-03-29
under deliberation
2020-05-13
adopted
2020-06-18
under appeal
2020-06-24
adopted