: The law of December 22, 2018 on combating the manipulation of information entrusts the French Superior Audiovisual Council with the task of drawing up an assessment of the application and effectiveness of measures implemented by platforms to fight the diffusion of false information. This first assessment, covering 2019, was drawn up on the basis of the annual declaration sent to the Council by the operators of these platforms under their duty of cooperation established by the same law. It has been enriched by further exchanges between the Council's departments and the operators, and by the work of the committee of experts on online
: The French regulatory authority for audiovisual and digital communication (hereinafter ‘Arcom’), Having regard to Act No. 86-1067 of 30 September 1986, as amended, on freedom of communication, in particular Articles 3-1 and 48 thereof; Having regard to the Decree of 13 November 1987, as amended, approving the terms of reference and specifications of Radio France and the National Audiovisual Institute; Having regard to Decree No. 2009-79 of 23 June 2009, as amended, laying down the terms of reference for the national broadcaster France Télévisions; Having regard to Decree No. 2012-85 of 25 January 2012, as amended, laying down the terms of reference of the national broadcasting organisation responsible for France’s international audiovisual services (France Médias Monde); Having regard to the submission of a case before the court on 20 July 2026 concerning a draft decree amending the terms of reference and specifications of the national broadcasting organisations; Having deliberated on 27 July 2026, issues th[...]