By Emil Weber
"How could a judge restore the truth about a journalistic work when this work displeases the government and therefore accuses it of being fake news?" About the planned law against fake news by France's president Macron.
French President Emmanuel Macron (copyright: EU2017EE (36669381364) (cropped 2), CC BY 2.0)
”The President of France, Mr. Emmanuel Macron, said on 3rd January that he plans to propose a law against "fake news", sparking media scepticism on what it actually means.
"When fake news is spread, it will be possible to go to a judge … and if appropriate have content taken down, user accounts…