A policeman for “
online hatred
”.
The National Consultative Commission for Human Rights (CNCDH) on Thursday, July 8 called on the government to react to the racism and anti-Semitism that are swarming on the internet and fueling more and more cases.
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"
It is important to be able to better fight
" against "
racism and anti-Semitism
", very present in "
hate speech conveyed on the internet
", underlines the CNCDH in its annual report on the "
state of play
" of racism in France , delivered Thursday to Matignon.
The CNCDH wants a "national action plan"
“
This sometimes represents several hundred messages a day
” on social networks, according to its president, Jean-Marie Burguburu.
The CNCDH calls on the State to create a new independent body to regulate the Internet in France, in particular to prevent hate speech and impose obligations (moderation and control in particular) on digital platforms.
“
It could be a new section of the Superior Audiovisual Council (CSA),
” says Jean-Marie Burguburu.
The CNCDH is also asking the government for a “
national action plan for digital education and citizenship
”.
A particular context
His report is published the day after the judgment in the Mila case, in which eleven young people were sentenced to four to six months suspended prison terms for cyberstalking, hailed as an important step in the fight against "
lynching 2.0
".
The day before, the French justice had ordered Twitter to communicate to it within two months documents detailing its means of combating hatred online, following complaints from anti-discrimination associations who believe that the social network is lacking to its obligations of moderation.
Also Tuesday, the Paris prosecutor's office announced it was investigating racist tweets targeting certain footballers of the France team after their elimination from the Euro.
One, very relayed and commented, called Kylian Mbappé "
dirty nigger
" who "
deserves to take a hundred lashes and to be resold in Libya
".
"Better train" the authorities
These racist or anti-Semitic words, photos or videos posted by "
anonymous
" can become "
viral
" over the "
multiplication of connections
" and "
have serious consequences on the lives of people who suffer them
", underlines the CNCDH.
The CNCDH therefore calls on the State to "
better train
" the police and gendarmes in issues related to racism to allow victims to "
go to the end
" of their efforts, as it particularly wished in cases of domestic violence.