The French government will meet next Friday with representatives of social networks such as Twitter, Snapchat and TikTok, among others, to analyze the role that social networks can play in amplifying violence in the country, after the death of a teenager shot. by the police in Nanterre.
French President Emmanuel Macron has urged the platforms that run social media to take their share of responsibility and help identify troublemakers or users who encourage online violence.
According to the French channel BMF, the Minister of Digital Transition, Jean-Noël Barrot, proposed in the Senate the creation of a working group to analyze the case, but rejects the adoption of extreme measures to control content shared on social networks.
Senator Patrick Chaize proposed an amendment to the law to force social networks to block access, within two hours, to videos and messages that clearly call for violence.
“Couper” les réseaux sociaux en cas d’émeutes ? Suite à one amendment @P_Chaize permettant aux autorités de retire un contento “incite the demonstration to violence” sous deux heures, @jnbarrot souhaite “engager une réflexion” dans la navette parlementaire du PJL numérique pic.twitter.com/YejowBWIo1
– Public Senate (@publicsenat) July 4, 2023
In response, Minister Jean-Noël Barrot acknowledged that it was “undeniable that social networks played a role in amplifying violence”, but gave a “very unfavorable opinion” to the reform of the law for “presenting a risk of unconstitutionality soaring”.
“We have to assign responsibilities [às redes sociais]but if the responsibilities lead to violating freedom of expression, then that means that we have not found the appropriate formulas”, he defended.
Source: TSF
