France
France’s National Face ID Database Is Coming Sooner Than Expected
How all of this will sit with the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is yet to be seen.
France Wants to Analyze Users’ Facebook Profiles and Data to Find Tax Fraud
Macron’s government has now moved forward with a proposal that has been sent to France’s parliament, which will open a debate on the draft in mid-October.
EU Free Speech vs Right to Be Forgotten Case to Be Heard Next Week
In this case, Richard Cumbley of law firm Linklaters told Reuters, it would “create a serious clash with US concepts of freedom of speech, and other states might also try and suppress search results on a global basis reducing Google’s search engine to a list of the anodyne and inoffensive.”
French High Court Rules Against Steam, Says the Company Must Allow the Resale of Game Licenses
The High Court of Paris (abbreviated TGI, in English) ruled in favor of this French consumers union on September 17, which main criticism stems from the fact that Valve defines Steam purchases as subscriptions for content and services.
Wikipedia Is Down, Experiencing Sustained DDoS Attack
A “massive and very” broad DDoS (Distributed Denial of Service) attack is hitting the Wikimedia Foundation servers
France to Combine Anti-Piracy Agency With Media Regulator
France is still focusing its energy on stomping out any sharing, aka piracy, taking place online by enforcing more government regulation.
Chinese-Style Social Media Censorship Is Increasingly Influencing Western Platforms
Chinese-style social media censorship – coming to a Western democracy near you.
US Refuses to Sign France’s G7 Online “Hate Speech” Pledge
US social media companies had already delayed signing the pledge on Friday.
US Social Media Companies Delay Signing France “Hate Speech” Pledge
A senior Trump administration said some of the social media companies felt “bullied by France to join.”
Leaked Video Shows YouTube CEO Talking News Manipulation, Deciding What’s “Authoritative” and What’s “Trashy”
YouTube CEO admits that it manipulates news ranking.
G7 Nations Outline Plans for “Urgent” Taxes on Big Tech
The seven nations think tech companies need to be taxed more in order to be controlled.
President Trump Considers Retaliation Against France’s New Extra Tax on US Tech Companies
France has approved a new 3% tax on the revenue of major US tech companies and President Trump isn’t happy.