French government wants the power to block social media and to tap into cellphones
The measure is part of a larger bill on judicial reform that is now making its way through the French parliament.
The measure raises"serious concerns over infringements of fundamental liberties," advocates with the digital rights group La Quadrature du Net said, according to Le Monde. Meanwhile, Eliska Pirkova, a senior policy analyst at Access Now — a digital rights advocacy organization — called the suggestion of blocking social media"a strong blow to democracy," according to the Post.
Both left- and right-leaning lawmakers, meanwhile, characterized the comments about blocking social media made by Macron, who is considered centrist, as anti-democratic. Even members of Macron's own party, the Renaissance Party, are calling the suggested policy a mistake, according to the Washington Post.
There is no country in Europe that completely blocks any social media, the Washington Post reports, but countries like Spain, Belarus, Turkey, and Ukraine have placed limits on its use. In an effort to stop people from gathering to protest COVID-19 restrictions, the Chinese government
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