Experts say the issue lies with enforcement, not rules.PARIS — The shock caused by the in Paris has reignited the conversation in France about social media regulation.Several ministers called for stricter rules after it emerged that Samuel Paty, the victim, had been threatened on social media for showing caricatures of the Prophet Muhammad in his class before being killed on Friday.French representatives from Google, Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, TikTok and Snapchat have been summoned to a meeting by the minister in charge of citizenship, Marlène Schiappa, on Tuesday morning. The companies...…Experts say the issue lies with enforcement, not rules.PARIS — The shock caused by the in Paris has reignited the conversation in France about social media regulation.Several ministers called for stricter rules after it emerged that Samuel Paty, the victim, had been threatened on social media for showing caricatures of the Prophet Muhammad in his class before being killed on Friday.French representatives from Google, Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, TikTok and Snapchat have been summoned to a meeting by the minister in charge of citizenship, Marlène Schiappa, on Tuesday morning. The companies...WW…

Paris has circulated recommendations on the upcoming Digital Services Act.France is pushing the EU to harden upcoming rules for social media platforms after a schoolteacher was beheaded in France, arguing that "harmful content" such as hate speech needs to be reined in.The push, which comes as Brussels is drafting a new rulebook for platforms like Facebook and Twitter, includes urging the EU to go beyond its current focus on illegal content, according to an EU official with firsthand knowledge of France's position.Ministers in French President Emmanuel Macron's government are also lining up...…Paris has circulated recommendations on the upcoming Digital Services Act.France is pushing the EU to harden upcoming rules for social media platforms after a schoolteacher was beheaded in France, arguing that "harmful content" such as hate speech needs to be reined in.The push, which comes as Brussels is drafting a new rulebook for platforms like Facebook and Twitter, includes urging the EU to go beyond its current focus on illegal content, according to an EU official with firsthand knowledge of France's position.Ministers in French President Emmanuel Macron's government are also lining up...WW…

Swiss voters on Sunday rejected by a large majority a proposal to scrap an accord with the EU on the free movement of people, according to from the television channel SRF.The projection shows 62 percent of voters rejected a proposal by the right-wing Swiss People's Party (SVP) to scrap the (ALCP), signed with the European Union in 1999.Opponents it would have deprived companies of skilled workers and jeopardized Switzerland's relationship with its main partner, as it could have torpedoed agreements that improve non-EU member Switzerland’s access to the EU single market.The ALCP pact also...…Swiss voters on Sunday rejected by a large majority a proposal to scrap an accord with the EU on the free movement of people, according to from the television channel SRF.The projection shows 62 percent of voters rejected a proposal by the right-wing Swiss People's Party (SVP) to scrap the (ALCP), signed with the European Union in 1999.Opponents it would have deprived companies of skilled workers and jeopardized Switzerland's relationship with its main partner, as it could have torpedoed agreements that improve non-EU member Switzerland’s access to the EU single market.The ALCP pact also...WW…