{"id":2569803,"date":"2026-02-13T16:05:02","date_gmt":"2026-02-13T21:05:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/macron-warns-eu-social-media-crackdown-hasnt-gone-far-enough\/"},"modified":"2026-02-13T16:08:24","modified_gmt":"2026-02-13T21:08:24","slug":"macron-warns-eu-social-media-crackdown-hasnt-gone-far-enough","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/macron-warns-eu-social-media-crackdown-hasnt-gone-far-enough\/","title":{"rendered":"Macron warns EU social media crackdown hasn&#8217;t gone far enough"},"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 mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fmacron-warns-eu-social-media-crackdown-hasnt-gone-far-enough%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2569803&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>French President Emmanuel Macron warned at the Munich Security Conference that Europe has been \u201ctoo weak and too na\u00efve\u201d in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/australia-re-establish-committee-to-investigate-social-media-interventions\/\" title=\"Australia Re-establish Committee to Investigate ... Interventions\">countering foreign interference<\/a> and online disinformation. He argued that unregulated digital platforms allow harmful narratives to spread and could threaten elections, calling for tougher enforcement of the European Union\u2019s Digital Services Act, including algorithmic transparency, stronger action against bot networks and coordinated manipulation, and greater responsibility from platforms to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/european-union-fires-warning-shot-on-twitters-future-elon-there-are-rules\/\" title=\"...an Union Fires Warning Shot On Twitter\u2019s Future: \u2018Elon, There Are Rules\u2019\">remove illegal content<\/a> and block foreign interference.<\/p>\n<p>Macron noted that France has taken an assertive stance toward <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >regulating major tech firms<\/a>, citing a Paris examination into facilities connected to Elon Musk\u2019s X conducted with Europol as part of a broader probe into compliance with EU digital rules. He emphasized that Europe must play a larger role in defense and the economy and that there can be no lasting peace in Ukraine without European involvement.<\/p>\n<p>The remarks echoed concerns about U.S.\u2013European relations, with Friedrich Merz urging a stronger transatlantic alliance, and both leaders stressing European unity and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-path-to-ukraine-war-was-laid-over-months-of-plans-warnings\/\" title=\"The Path to Ukraine War Was Laid Over Months of Plans, Warnings\">long-term security guarantees<\/a> for Ukraine.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Macron warns European <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/why-this-average-american-is-voting-for-donald-trump\/\" title=\"Why This Average American Is Voting for Donald Trump\">social media<\/a> crackdown hasn&rsquo;t gone far enough: &lsquo;Too weak&rsquo;<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2504776\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>French President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/emmanuel-macron\/\">Emmanuel Macron<\/a> warned Friday that <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/europe\/\">Europe<\/a> has been &ldquo;too weak and too naive&rdquo; in confronting foreign interference and online disinformation.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking at the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4455794\/congress-munich-conference-opportunity-rebuild-confidence-nato-allies\/\">high-profile Munich Security Conference<\/a>, Macron said unregulated digital platforms allow harmful and manipulative narratives to go unchecked and warned that foreign interference poses a security risk in elections.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4457545\/transgender-lawmaker-sarah-mcbride-hillary-clinton-girls-rights-forum\/\">Transgender lawmaker teams up with Hillary Clinton for girls&#8217; rights forum<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4457224\/friedrich-merz-warns-us-munich-speech\/\">Friedrich Merz warns US &#8216;not strong enough&#8217; to axe European alliances in Munich speech<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4456621\/two-israelis-first-people-charged-state-secrets-influence-polymarket\/\">Two Israelis become first people to be charged over using state secrets to influence Polymarket<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;We are opening the Pandora box and allowing a lot of hate of speech in these platforms and social media. We are too weak and too naive vis-&agrave;-vis external interferences and foreign differences,&rdquo; Macron said. &ldquo;No doubt, we should forbid the capacity of these guys to interfere in our public space, and we should ask this platform first to completely block trolls bots.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Macron called for stricter enforcement of the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/european-union\/\">European Union&rsquo;s <\/a>Digital Services Act, including requirements for algorithmic transparency and stronger action against bot networks and coordinated manipulation campaigns.<\/p>\n<p>He said platforms must take responsibility for removing illegal content and blocking organized foreign interference.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/france\/\">France<\/a> has taken an assertive approach toward regulating major tech platforms, including investigations in compliance with EU digital rules.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this month, Parisian officials <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/4444020\/x-offices-raided-in-paris-part-of-grok-investigation\/\">conducted a search of facilities connected<\/a> to Elon Musk&rsquo;s X as part of an investigation into regulatory obligations.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Investigators from the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/paris\/\">Paris<\/a> prosecutor&rsquo;s cybercrime unit, with the support of the EU&rsquo;s police agency Europol, executed the search as part of an inquiry into possible &ldquo;complicity&rdquo; in possessing and spreading child sexual abuse material and other unlawful content on the platform.<\/p>\n<p>Macron&rsquo;s remarks come amid friction between American tech companies and consumers and the European regulators of the Digital Services Act. The act requires large platforms to assess systemic risks, increase transparency around algorithms, and remove illegal content more aggressively.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Consumers Defense released a report last month that highlighted how EU regulations hone in on American companies by implementing hidden taxes targeting U.S. companies and EU censorship affecting U.S. speech, all while letting China off the hook.<\/p>\n<p>During his speech, Macron also spoke on the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/russia-ukraine-war\/\">war in Ukraine<\/a>. He mainly echoed German Chancellor <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/friedrich-merz\/\">Friedrich Merz&rsquo;s<\/a> remarks earlier in the day and said Europe has to have a seat at the table in peace talks.&nbsp;&ldquo;No peace without Europeans,&rdquo; Macron said.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Merz&rsquo;s speech focused on improving U.S.-European relations and said the trans-Atlantic trust should be repaired.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>European unity and long-term security guarantees for Ukraine were deemed of utmost importance by both Merz and Macron.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4457224\/friedrich-merz-warns-us-munich-speech\/\"><strong>FRIEDRICH MERZ WARNS US &lsquo;NOT STRONG ENOUGH&rsquo; TO AXE EUROPEAN ALLIANCES IN MUNICH SPEECH<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Macron reinforced a broader message that Europe must assert itself more forcefully, both in defense and in the economy, as <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/russia\/\">Russia<\/a> will always be its neighbor.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Our geography won&rsquo;t change,&rdquo; Macron said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Macron: EU online crackdown must go further<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4130,"featured_media":2569804,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/AP26022687392635.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651,538],"tags":[5804,39748,50979,5270,72171],"class_list":["post-2569803","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","category-washington-examiner","tag-crackdown","tag-eu","tag-macron-2","tag-regulation","tag-social-media-2"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/AP26022687392635.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2569803","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4130"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2569803"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2569803\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2569807,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2569803\/revisions\/2569807"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2569804"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2569803"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2569803"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2569803"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}