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Fighting information manipulation: declarations from online platform operators and Arcom questionnaires
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Each year, Arcom sends a questionnaire to online platform operators. The purpose of this questionnaire is to help operators prepare their annual declaration, and to provide input for Arcom's comparative assessment of the application and effectiveness of the measures they have taken.
The law of December 22, 2018 on the fight against the manipulation of information requires the main online platform operators to take measures to fight the diffusion of false information likely to disturb public order or alter the sincerity of one of the ballots mentioned in the first paragraph of article 33-1-1 of the law of September 30, 1986. It entrusts Arcom with the task of monitoring these measures.To this end, Arcom sent a notice on May 15, 2019 inviting them to implement a number of concrete actions.
Arcom reports on the fight against information manipulation
Browse Arcom's previous reports on the fight against information manipulation below:
Fight agains information manipulation on online platforms: third assessment
Fighting against the manipulation of information on online platforms: second review
Fight agains information manipulation on online platforms: first assessment
2023 declarations by online platform operators
Arcom publishes annual declarations from online platforms on the measures they are taking to fight information manipulation.
In 2023, twelve operators sent a declaration to Arcom: Dailymotion, Google, LinkedIn, Meta, Microsoft, Pinterest, Snap, TikTok, Twitch, the Wikimedia Foundation, X and Yahoo.
Dailymotion
Twitch
Déclaration 2023 de Twitch.
(La déclaration de Twitch a été transmise à l'Arcom avant l'envoi de son questionnaire).
Fondation Wikimédia
Déclaration 2023 de la Fondation Wikimédia.
Questionnaire 2023 de l'Arcom pour la Fondation Wikimédia.
Upcoming developments in the French and European legal frameworks
Since the law of December 22, 2018, the main online platform operators have been required to take measures to fight the diffusion of false information likely to disturb public order or alter the sincerity of electoral votes mentioned inarticle 33-1-1 of the law of September 30, 1986.
Arcom is responsible for monitoring these measures. To this end, it sent them a notice on May 15, 2019 inviting them to implement a number of concrete actions.
This legal manager is destined to develop in the context of the forthcoming implementation of the European regulation on digital services (RSN or DSA).
2022 declarations by online platform operators
Arcom publishes annual declarations from online platform operators on means to fight information manipulation in 2021.
In 2022, twelve operators sent a declaration to Arcom: Dailymotion, Google, LinkedIn, Meta, Microsoft, Pinterest, Snapchat, TikTok, Twitter, Webedia, the Wikimedia Foundation and Yahoo!
Previous questionnaires to online platform operators (fiscal 2019 and 2020)
Questionnaire to operators of online platforms subject to Title III of the Act of December 22, 2018 on the manipulation of information (fiscal year 2021).
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Questions specific to online platform operators subject to Title III of the Law of December 22, 2018 on the manipulation of information (fiscal year 2021).
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- in french
Introductory note to the questionnaire for online platform operators subject to Title III of the Act of December 22, 2018 (fiscal year 2020).
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- in french
Appendix to the questionnaire to online platform operators subject to Title III of the Act of December 22, 2018 on the manipulation of information (fiscal year 2021).
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- in french
Questionnaire to operators of online platforms subject to Title III of the Law of December 22, 2018 on the manipulation of information (fiscal year 2020).
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- in french
Questionnaire to operators of online platforms subject to Title III of the Law of December 22, 2018 on the manipulation of information (fiscal year 2019).
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- in french