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In what Reuters claims to be "the first move of its kind," the French government will embed a number of regulators inside Facebook and "examine how the social media giant combats hate speech online." Starting in January, the regulators will stay there for 6 months. An official said that "The idea is to make tests and then produce a report that we would intend to make public," and Macron said that he intends to roll out similar "smart regulation" to other tech giants like Google, Apple, and Amazon.
A source close to the French ministry for digital affairs indicated they could be seconded from the telecoms regulator and from the interior and justice ministries. Facebook said the selection was up to the French presidency. It remains unclear whether the group will have access to highly-sensitive material such as Facebook's algorithms or dedicated codes to remove hate speech from the platform. But the team could end up traveling to Facebook's European headquarters in Dublin and to Menlo Park, California, where the parent-company is based if necessary, the company said.
A source close to the French ministry for digital affairs indicated they could be seconded from the telecoms regulator and from the interior and justice ministries. Facebook said the selection was up to the French presidency. It remains unclear whether the group will have access to highly-sensitive material such as Facebook's algorithms or dedicated codes to remove hate speech from the platform. But the team could end up traveling to Facebook's European headquarters in Dublin and to Menlo Park, California, where the parent-company is based if necessary, the company said.