Emmanuel Macron has proposed emergency legal measures and a professional labeling system for media outlets to fight misinformation on social media.Macron announced that the media certification would be managed by NGOs and journalistic bodies, not the government, aiming to certify platforms adhering to transparency and reliability, following recommendations from the 2024 General States of Information.The proposal has drawn strong criticism from
Jordan Bardella,
Bruno Retailleau,
David Lisnard,
Pascal Praud,
Marine Le Pen, and
Vincent Bolloré, while the Élysée Palace and
Christophe Bigot voiced caution over effectiveness and the risk to free speech.