A snub for the law called "Avia", named after the deputy LREM who brought it to Parliament. The Constitutional Council censored this Thursday the heart of the law on the fight against hate online, judging that certain new obligations with the load of the operators of Internet platforms were infringing on the freedom of expression and communication.
The Council considered that certain provisions could “encourage the operators of online platform to withdraw the contents which are pointed out to them, whether or not they are manifestly illicit”, and considered that the 24-hour period imposed on certain persons was “particularly short” operators, “under penalty of penal sanction”, for “withdrawing or making inaccessible manifestly illegal content because of their hateful or sexual nature”.
Decision No. 2020-801 DC of June 18, 2020, [Law to combat hateful content on the internet] Partial non-compliance https://t.co/TdQW6mbqh8 pic.twitter.com/tjJXCbjbNj
- Constituent Council (@Conseil_constit) June 18, 2020He therefore considered that "the legislator has infringed freedom of expression and communication which is not adapted, necessary and proportionate to the aim pursued".
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