Daniel Slotta
Research expert covering Greater China
Online harassment in France - Statistics & Facts
As the virtual presence is becoming more common, indirect confrontations are becoming more frequent. Under the cover of anonymity, harassers have long been able to act with impunity. Reacting to these attacks, the first action against online harassment was put in place by the French government at the end of 2014. Henceforth, any person repeating remarks or behavior, with the effect of deteriorating the living conditions of another person, was now liable to one year of imprisonment and a fine. With a slowly rising Digital Civility Index of 63 in 2021, which indicates the dangers and the online responses of all internet actors and stakeholders, the internet is definitely in need of more regulations.
