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☆ TV presenter under fire for 'racist' comments, suggesting that bloodsucking bedbugs of Paris are linked to immigrants
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-07 | by ( Rebecca Rommen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

A right-wing TV host in France linked the Paris' bedbug outbreak to immigrants. A government minister called Praud's comments on CNews, likened to Fox News, as "hate speech." AdvertisementAdvertisementA right-wing pundit in France is under investigation by Arcom, the country's audiovisual regulator, for making "racist" comments about the current bedbug infestation in Paris, The Times reports. Pascal Praud, a TV host on right-wing channel CNews, asked Nicolas Roux de Bezieux, the founder of a pest control firm, whether immigrants had caused the onslaught of bedbugs. David Belliard, Paris' Deputy Mayor, called the comments "stupid and racist," and added that CNews' views could be summarized in the clip.

Persons: Pascal Praud, —, Arcom, Nicolas Roux de Bezieux, Praud, Roux de Bezieux, Le, Emmanuel Macron's, Bérangère Couillard, David Belliard, Euronews, CNews, Eric Zemmour, Louis, Ferdinand Céline Organizations: Fox News, Service, Times, Charles, Rugby, Agence France, AP, France Insoumise, Gender Equality Locations: France, Paris, Gaulle

☆ Eutelsat: suspending programmes in Russia and Iran will hit financial results
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-22 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

PARIS, Dec 22 (Reuters) - Eutelsat (ETL.PA) will take a bottom-line hit of around 10 to 15 million euros ($16 million) to its full-year revenues following the suspension of several television programmes in Russia and Iran, the company said. The moves to stop carrying three Russian programmes as well as ending all broadcasting activities in Iran, will cost the company's EBITDA operating profit 15-20 million euros ($15.96 -21.28 million) and reduce available cash flow by around 10 million euros. "Eutelsat has also ensured that it is not involved in the broadcasting of RT News in Russia," it added. The company's halting of broadcasting activities related to Iran came in reaction to a European Union regulation this month. ($1 = 0.9394 euros)Reporting by Tassilo Hummel; Editing by Sudip Kar-GuptaOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ Twitter lacks transparency in misinformation fight -French regulator
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-28 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

A spokesperson for Twitter in France did not immediately respond to messages seeking comment. The spokesperson has not responded to queries since Elon Musk's takeover of Twitter last month. Arcom has no power to sanction online platforms for the spread of false information. The 12 online platforms include Alphabet's YouTube, online encyclopaedia Wikipedia, Meta's Facebook and -- for the first time -- the fast-growing short-video platform TikTok, owned by China-based firm ByteDance. French laws also compel large online platforms to provide means to its users to report false information that could alter the potential outcome of an election.

☆ Twitter meets deadline to reply to French regulator's query
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-24 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: 1 min

PARIS, Nov 24 (Reuters) - Twitter has met a Thursday deadline to respond to France's communications regulator about whether the company can meet its legal obligations, a spokesperson for the regulator said. Arcom sent a letter on Monday to Twitter asking if it can meet its legal obligation to guarantee transparent information in spite of steep job cuts at the firm. "Twitter responded to our letter," the spokesperson for Arcom said. "We will analyze their response. Reporting by Mathieu Rosemain Editing by Mark PotterOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ France demands Twitter ensure it can preserve 'safe environment'
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-21 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/3] A view of the Twitter logo at its corporate headquarters in San Francisco, California, U.S. November 18, 2022. "Arcom would like to express its deep concern about the direct consequences of such decisions on Twitter's ability to maintain a safe environment for its users," Arcom president Roch-Olivier Maistre said in a letter to Twitter, published by Arcom. The regulator said that Twitter is one of the widely used online platforms in France, which raises systemic issues regarding democratic debate and public safety. "In this respect, Twitter is subject in particular to obligations, which Arcom is responsible for ensuring are properly applied," the regulator said. It said it wanted Twitter to respond by Nov. 24 at the latest.

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