The "anti-fake news" law currently
Posted: Mon Feb 17, 2025 5:46 am
"To what extent can we bring into the scope of the law that comes from informative content, but using humorous traits? Soon, we will be able to ask the question of intentionality, even in a case of humor, to a judge. We are heading towards a case law that is very difficult to identify." Pierre Lefébure (Université Paris 13)
being debated in the French parliament provides for punishing kuwait mobile database a person who spreads false information "with the intention to cause harm [8]." The question then arises of the legal definition of this said intention, to which no one really knows how to answer today.
"Humor is precisely the sanctuary that cannot be attacked. You can say whatever you want ," analyzes Pierre Lefébure (Université Paris 13). "Especially since the law condemning defamation already exists. the information must be false, and harm the reputation of the person concerned. But defamation is based on the content itself, not on the presumed intentions of the transmitters. However, the humorous or political intention is not always displayed as clearly as that. I do not see how we could get out of this difficulty, even if there were cases as virtuous as Gorafi where we cannot be mistaken about their intentions ," he continues.
being debated in the French parliament provides for punishing kuwait mobile database a person who spreads false information "with the intention to cause harm [8]." The question then arises of the legal definition of this said intention, to which no one really knows how to answer today.
"Humor is precisely the sanctuary that cannot be attacked. You can say whatever you want ," analyzes Pierre Lefébure (Université Paris 13). "Especially since the law condemning defamation already exists. the information must be false, and harm the reputation of the person concerned. But defamation is based on the content itself, not on the presumed intentions of the transmitters. However, the humorous or political intention is not always displayed as clearly as that. I do not see how we could get out of this difficulty, even if there were cases as virtuous as Gorafi where we cannot be mistaken about their intentions ," he continues.