France’s President Emmanuel Macron delivers a speech in Mirecourt, on November 28, 2025. SEBASTIEN BOZON / AFP
President Emmanuel Macron called on Friday, November 28, for changes to French legislation that would allow "false information" online to be urgently blocked. Macron and his wife, Brigitte Macron, have long been targeted by false online claims that she was born a man. The French government has also repeatedly warned the public over Russian disinformation campaigns in Europe that have grown in intensity since Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022.
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Macron said he asked the government for proposals to introduce summary proceedings against "false information" or "information that is harmful" to a person's dignity that is disseminated on social media. "I held a defense council meeting on information warfare, where I asked for help with a task that needs to be completed by the end of the year," he said in the northeastern town of Mirecourt.
