France's top court rejects a draft law compelling social media companies to remove hateful content within 24 hours for interfering excessively in free speech
virtual photocopy of German NetzDG, requiring platforms to take down “manifestly illegal” content—declared unconstitutional by French Constitutional Council. @article19org responds: https://www.article19.org/... Hadas Gold / @hadas_gold : France's constitutional court has struck down most of a draft law that would've required social media platforms remove illegal content like hate speech within 24 hrs https://www.reuters.com/... See also Mediagazer
French law putting “onus for analyzing content solely on tech platforms without the involvement of a judge, within a very short time frame, and with the threat of hefty penalties” infringe upon exercise of freedom of expression & communication, court rules https://www.nytimes.com…
France's Constitutional Court strikes down a law that risked forcing internet companies to defensively remove far too much speech because it would have imposed large fines if content complained about by users as hate speech wasn't removed within 24 hours. https://www.nytimes.com/…
Huge victory for freedom of expression. French hate-speech ‘Avia’ law—virtual photocopy of German NetzDG, requiring platforms to take down “manifestly illegal” content—declared unconstitutional by French Constitutional Council. @article19org responds: https://www.article19.org/..…
France's constitutional court has struck down most of a draft law that would've required social media platforms remove illegal content like hate speech within 24 hrs https://www.reuters.com/...