Question 8255 — associations and foundations

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In a context of an increase in racist and anti-Semitic speech both in France and in Europe, the decision of several digital players to modify their general conditions of use to combat hate speech must be welcomed to the extent that hate speech always prepares people for acts of violence. The American company Facebook recently announced a change to its general conditions of use allowing the removal of content originating from “organized hate movements”. Facebook applied its own rules of use against the association known as “Identity Generation” whose pages it decided to delete on May 2, 2018. This decision was welcomed by many associations fighting against racism, anti-Semitism and xenophobia, including LICRA. The interministerial delegate to the fight against racism, anti-Semitism and hatred towards lesbian, gay, bi and trans people (DILCRAH), Mr. Frédéric POTIER, prefect on a public service mission, for his part confirmed the information according to which it was not a technical incident but rather a decision on the part of Facebook, which cannot constitute a particular breach of the duty of confidentiality as defined by the texts in force and the administrative jurisprudence. The interministerial delegation for the fight against racism, anti-Semitism and hatred towards lesbian, gay, bi and trans (LGBT) people, placed under the authority of the Prime Minister and the Secretary of State responsible for equality between women and men, will continue to fight against hate movements, including those who deploy their speeches on the Internet and social networks in accordance with to the national plan to combat racism and anti-Semitism launched by the Prime Minister on March 19, 2018. Indeed, freedom of expression, which constitutes a fundamental freedom, cannot be invoked to condone racist and anti-Semitic comments which are indeed crimes and which must be fought as such.

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