Touche pas à mon poste!" show to be broadcast on September 6 and 7, 2021: response to the plaintiffs
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The French Superior Audiovisual Council, which became the Autorité de régulation de la communication audiovisuelle et numérique (Arcom) on January1, 2022, was alerted to comments made on the show Touche pas à mon poste! broadcast on September 6 and 7 on C8.
It noted that the columnist was expressing an opinion on the challenges of portraying homosexuals on television. It also noted that these comments had been challenged by other contributors, who had thus been able to express an opposing opinion.
Consequently, the Council did not find the publisher in breach of its obligations.