Examined since Tuesday September 19, 2023 in the National Assembly, the SREN bill aims to secure and regulate the digital space in order to protect Internet users, and in particular the youngest.
Wishing “put an end to impunity on the internet and the law of the strongest” in the words of the Minister for Digital Affairs Jean-Noël Barrot, this bill risks greatly disrupting our daily uses. Here Paris invites you to review the terms of this text to combat the abuses that we observe on the different platforms.
Anti-scam filter
This bill provides for the establishment of an anti-scam cybersecurity filter. After receiving a fraudulent SMS or email, an alert message will be sent to users to warn of a redirection to a malicious site. Aiming to protect Internet users against phishing attempts, this system allows you to secure your personal or banking details.
Rapid blocking of pornographic sites accessible to minors
To protect children from online pornography, Arcom will control the implementation of age verification systems on the various sites, so that only adults can access this content.
If the age of their users is not verified, sites may be blocked, removed from search engines and punished with a heavy fine.
Good to know: the Senate has imposed the systemic display of a warning message before the broadcast of any pornographic content containing a simulation of rape or sexual assault.
Social media bans for cyberstalkers
In the event of conviction for cyberharassment or other serious offenses (terrorism, pedophilia, outrages, etc.), user accounts may be suspended or even banned from social networks without the possibility of re-registration.
Hoping that this amendment will help avoid tragedies like the suicide of Marie or Lucas last January.
Fighting online disinformation…
To better protect Internet users against disinformation, Arcom may request the closure within 72 hours of foreign online media subject to international sanctions.
…and deepfakes
To better suppress the publication of deepfake
(or hyperfaking), Internet users who distribute images of a person generated by artificial intelligence without their consent and without mentioning that they are fake will be punished.
Supervision of new types of online games
Regulations on games with monetizable digital objects (Jonum) will come into force. Indeed, these “new online games at the crossroads of leisure games and games of chance are not currently legally defined or regulated in French law. recalls the Senate website.
What about online anonymity?
A major thorny issue, online anonymity continues to be debated. Indeed, several amendments have been tabled to put an end to anonymity and impunity by developing digital identity cards. But several voices are being raised to criticize this project, highlighting the lack of respect for the privacy of others.
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