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Yaël Braun-Pivet, LREM deputy and president of the National Assembly’s Law Commission, is the guest of the “4 Vérités”, Friday 12 November.
During his presidential address, Emmanuel Macron outlined the positions taken on the right. Don’t left-wing voters risk being lost? “To be able to make a social policy, to be able to support the weakest and most fragile, you have to have a functioning economy. Otherwise, you do not have the necessary funding to carry out social policies”, explains Yaël Braun-Pivet, LREM deputy and president of the Laws Commission of the National Assembly, guest of the “4 Vérités”, Friday 12 November.
Frances Haugen, a former Facebook executive and whistleblower, was received by the law committee. “I was convinced of the fact that the situation is worrying and that it is imperative to have control over these companies which, indeed, thanks to new technologies and algorithms, can direct and influence the content to which we have access. . It is imperative to have a right of scrutiny over these influences because it puts our democracies at risk. “, specifies the president of the Laws Commission of the National Assembly.
What is dangerous with Facebook? “That the opinions put forward are selected. In the sense that some companies put forward dangerous, more extremist content, because that is what will generate more audiences or comments. Obviously, there would be elements evidence that showed Facebook was promoting this. […] Before the end of the year, French legislation will be reinforced to protect our whistleblowers “, concludes Yaël Braun-Pivet.