Regulate the wild west that continues to be the internet. HE french government examined in the Council of Ministers on Wednesday. invoice with this agreed-upon goal France as the challenge in making it a reality. Still grappling with the pension reform crisis, Emmanuel Macron’s Executive faces some of the most pervasive problems in the digital world. fraudHE cyberbullying or to view pornography by children and adolescents.
The text presented is filter to warn of fraud In addition to speeding up the unblocking of pornographic pages that do not block it, it is also known as ‘phishing’ on the Internet. access to minors age and consolidate sanctions against bullies in social networks. “The insecurity our citizens face undermines their trust in the digital world,” said the Deputy Minister for Digital Transition. Jean-Noel Barrotat the press conference he held after the Council of Ministers meeting held today afternoon.
The European country most affected by this scam is France.
“Anti-fraud filter, malicious campaigns on pages and text messages”Added Barrot to his view from the Élysée Palace. Government every time someone enters a house page or receive an SMS a message about a scam appears government message to alert you to the danger they represent.
According to a report by the American company Visa and Waakefield Research at the end of last year, up to 33% of French claim to be victims of ‘e-fraud’. In other words, according to this study, France is the European country with the highest incidence of these crimes, ahead of Spain (32%), Germany (28%) and the United Kingdom (26%). despite Banking sector French tends to offer more protection to victims of these scams than Spanish—it’s easier to block confidential transfers or recover money stolen through cyber fraud—a problem faced by millions of French.
“Why not promote this kind of system? But the risk is, ad blockers Maryse Artiguelong, head of information technology at the Human Rights League, warns that “preventing untimely advertisements from appearing on the pages of the left-wing newspaper ‘L’Humanité’.
Block porn sites without a court order
The same risk of inefficiency is seen in the desire to prevent minors from viewing porn pages. The Macronist administration had already passed a law in 2020 obliging giants of this industry to form companies. real age verification However, adult movie portals do not respect this requirement. “Our two million children are exposed to pornographic content,” Barrot said.
As a result, the bill is submitted to ARCOM, the government agency tasked with regulating audiovisual and digital communications. ban without a court order X pages that do not prevent access by minors under 18. Barrot said those bans could happen “within a few weeks” if the law passes. The text will also establish guidelines for a new age verification system currently being experimentally tested.
In addition, the law also aggravates the penalties for those who harass on social media. Users convicted of such behavior, excluded from the platform If they commit a crime again, they will be penalized for a period of six months or one year.
It also wants to ban digital industry giants, mostly US multinationals, from billing French companies that want to replace their cloud storage systems.
The text will begin debate in the Senate this summer, and then in Parliament in September.. Despite the difficulties faced by the Macron government and the fact that he does not have an absolute majority in the Assembly, it should not be difficult to move forward with this measure.