Hi everyone,

For your information, Wikimedia France is working on opposing a French proposed law that would require parental consent for U15s accounts on "social networks". The text is currently using the definition of the DMA without the exemptions provided. So, that could catch our projects and especially Wikipedia.

Wikimedia France has developped a written brief and engaged with parliamentarians. At the National Assembly, the Commission in charge of the file has written in its report that the online encyclopedia should not be concerned by this law. In France, the judge can refer to this kind of document to make a decision, but it is not at all mandatory for him. So, it is not a strong enough protection in our opinion.

We will then try, during the second reading in the Assembly, that the exclusion of Wikipedia will be tabled by an amendment and will be written concretely into the text. We are currently talking with some senators to table an amendment to this effect. However, with the national reform and the massive strikes currently in France, we do not yet have the date when the text will be debated in the Senate.

Also, we provided some responses to a BFM journalist : https://twitter.com/NaphsicaP/status/1639258248913223681 . Do not hesitate to share that we could have even more visibility.

Have a great day,