The Bill to Regulate/Secure Digital Space Adopted by the French Parliament
October 19, 2023
1 min
On October 17, 2023, 360 French deputies voted in favor and 77 against the regulation law of the digital space.
The main outlines of the bill
- Combatting misinformation, scams, and online harassment
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- Protection of minors from pornography
- Digital sovereignty - reducing dependence on cloud services concentrated on Amazon, Microsoft, and Google
- Regulation of tourist rentals (Airbnb)
- Supervision of new types of digital gambling, based on Web 3.0
- Empowering state agencies to enforce European laws: DSA and DMA
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Next step: the joint committee, consisting of 7 deputies and 7 senators, who must agree to create a common version. This is expected to take place in December. As a reminder, the French government initiated an accelerated procedure for this bill on May 10th.
[Photo: National Assembly - Explanation of Vote - 10/17/23]