{"id":1213483,"date":"2022-01-13T08:49:34","date_gmt":"2022-01-13T13:49:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1213483"},"modified":"2022-01-13T08:49:37","modified_gmt":"2022-01-13T13:49:37","slug":"macron-threatens-to-hold-accountable-online-outlets-publishing-foreign-propaganda","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/macron-threatens-to-hold-accountable-online-outlets-publishing-foreign-propaganda\/","title":{"rendered":"Macron Threatens to Hold &#039;Accountable&#039; Online Outlets Publishing Foreign &#039;Propaganda\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin 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style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/GettyImages-1236518452-e1641991799580-640x335-1.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" alt=\"image\" \/><\/div>\n<p class=\"subheading\">President Emmanuel Macron has threatened to hold \u2018accountable\u2019 online outlets publishing foreign \u2018propaganda\u2019 for consumption in France.<\/p>\n<p>French President Emmanuel Macron has reportedly warned that foreign-funded online \u201cpropaganda\u201d outlets are a danger to democracy, and has threatened to hold \u201caccountable\u201d perceived offenders.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"D-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"gmxrevmore\" class=\"H\"><\/figure>\n<p>The President\u2019s comments come shortly after the publication of a French <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vie-publique.fr\/sites\/default\/files\/rapport\/pdf\/283201.pdf\">report<\/a> detailing potential guidelines to fight against disinformation online, which was initially commissioned by the president last year with reference to \u201cthe attack in January 2021 on Capitol Hill by rioters\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI say it here with great gravity: We are today a democracy sometimes naive,\u201d Politico <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.eu\/article\/emmanuel-macron-online-platforms-foreign-propaganda-media\/\">reports<\/a> Macron as saying. \u201cWe let propaganda actors financed by foreign authoritarian regimes \u2014 that do not respond in any way to a regime of responsibility or journalistic ethics \u2014 inform and participate in the debate as journalists.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Euronews went on to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/2022\/01\/11\/macron-people-spreading-fake-news-should-be-held-accountable-brought-to-justice\">cite<\/a> the President as saying that such actors should be \u201cheld accountable\u201d in France for their actions.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cOnline platforms, influencers, and also citizens who sometimes take a considerable place in the public debate precisely through these new platforms \u2026 must have a framework of responsibility that is yet to be built,\u201d the French President also <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.eu\/article\/emmanuel-macron-online-platforms-foreign-propaganda-media\/\">said<\/a>, noting that \u201cthe same must apply to foreign media authorized to broadcast on French soil.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe must also know how to protect ourselves against foreign interference,\u201d the President also <a href=\"https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/2022\/01\/11\/macron-people-spreading-fake-news-should-be-held-accountable-brought-to-justice\">stated<\/a> according to Euronews.<\/p>\n<p>Politico also <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.eu\/article\/emmanuel-macron-online-platforms-foreign-propaganda-media\/\">reports<\/a> that Macron said that the task of fighting disinformation should go beyond national boundaries, and be dealt with at the level of the European Union.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">More than half of the French public believe that the democratic system in France does not work well, while a plurality believes democracy has deteriorated during the presidency of Emmanuel Macron <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/h0lGbX1bAS\">https:\/\/t.co\/h0lGbX1bAS<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Breitbart London (@BreitbartLondon) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BreitbartLondon\/status\/1469591544458096640?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 11, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>From teaching children to question what they read on social media to sanctioning people who disrupt \u201cpublic order\u201d by spreading fake news, Euronews reports that the \u201cThe Enlightenment in the Digital Age\u201d committee made a number of recommendations on how best to fight \u201cthe dangers that the digital age poses\u201d to democracy.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B3\" class=\"a8d adSo\"><\/figure>\n<p>However,&nbsp;Sociologist G\u00e9rald Bronner, who headed up the report, warned that any such measures must be balanced with concerns regarding free speech.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur recommendations, therefore, are not meant to eradicate any news-related problems,\u201d Euronews <a href=\"https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/2022\/01\/11\/macron-people-spreading-fake-news-should-be-held-accountable-brought-to-justice\">notes<\/a> Bronner as saying \u201cBut to limit the spread of contents that are damaging to democratic life, to deter malicious behaviour, to sanction illegal practices.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"D-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<p>Regarding the strength of the democratic process in France however, in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/europe\/2021\/12\/11\/majority-of-french-believe-democratic-system-does-not-work-well\/\">poll<\/a> taken late last year, 48 per cent of recipients believed that the democratic system had deteriorated since President Macron was elected to office in 2017.<\/p>\n<p>Another study done last year ranked France as a \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/europe\/2021\/02\/07\/economist-study-ranks-france-failing-democracy-pandemic-restrictions\/\">failing democracy<\/a>\u201d over restrictions implemented during the Chinese Coronavirus pandemic.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Ministry of Truth? Alleging Russian Interference, Sweden Launches Disinformation Agency<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/F81rMunMwN\">https:\/\/t.co\/F81rMunMwN<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Breitbart London (@BreitbartLondon) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BreitbartLondon\/status\/1478803489681776642?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 5, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B4\" class=\"a8d adSo\"><\/figure>\n<p>France is far from the only European country looking to deal with \u201cforeign propaganda\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Sweden <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/europe\/2022\/01\/05\/ministry-of-truth-alleging-russian-interference-sweden-launches-disinformation-agency\/\">launched<\/a> an entire agency dedicated to countering foreign disinformation, the country having cited Russian interference in US elections as one reason for its creation.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDisinformation is a threat to Swedish democracy, our decision-makers and to our independence,\u201d said Swedish Interior Minister&nbsp;Mikael Damberg. \u201cA very important duty for the agency in 2022 will be to work to strengthen society\u2019s ability to identify and handle misinformation directed at Sweden in connection with the General Election.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Although the agency is tasked with dealing with information seen by the public, the head of the new agency has claimed that it did not want to impinge on the freedoms of those withing Sweden.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is not the Ministry of Truth or a State Information Board like we had during the Cold War,\u201d the agency leader said. \u201cWe want to protect freedom of opinion in our country.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>President Emmanuel Macron has threatened to hold \u2018accountable\u2019 online outlets publishing foreign \u2018propaganda\u2019 for consumption in France. 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