The CSA, fake news and the presidential election

Election periods are a breeding ground for the spread of false information.

In 2017, the presidential election was largely weighed down by infoxes born on the internet.

But this time, France hopes to be a little better equipped to fight against this scourge.

In recent years, the law has entrusted the Superior Audiovisual Council (CSA) with new missions which today place the body at the forefront of everything relating to the fight against disinformation.

As part of the presentation on Tuesday of its second report,

, the regulator has called on the internet giants to redouble their efforts.

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Roch-Olivier Maistre, the president of the CSA, notes that the digital giants, like Google, Facebook, Snapchat, Twitter or LinkedIn, have already "

", especially during the health crisis.

Last year, Facebook for example deleted 12 million infoxes on the coronavirus

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