"President Macron has sought for some time to 'sound the alarm' about the threats to democracy from disinformation on social media. He also called for "professional certification" of media outlets to distinguish sites and networks that provide reliable information. On Sunday, the Journal du Dimanche - which took a huge step to the right when Geoffroy Lejeune became editor in 2023 - accused Macron of 'totalitarian drift', and thundered a warning against 'the temptation of a Ministry of Truth'."
"The increasingly reactionary Les Républicains launched a petition , as did the party of their former hardline leader Eric Ciotti, Union des Droites pour la République . At the time of writing, the former had just over 39,000 signatures, and the latter just over 38,500. Some of these people have loud voices. On Monday Pascal Praud, the headline-grabbing chief anchor of the very right-wing CNews, said: "Between the Ministry of Truth and Brezhnev-style , Emmanuel Macron is looking for a middle ground.""
President Macron has repeatedly warned about threats to democracy from disinformation on social media and proposed measures including professional certification of media outlets to identify reliable sources. The proposal aims to distinguish sites and networks that provide trustworthy information rather than to directly censor content. Right-leaning outlets and parties reacted strongly, accusing Macron of authoritarianism and evoking a 'Ministry of Truth'. Conservative petitions gathered tens of thousands of signatures and prominent right-wing media figures publicly denounced the idea as an attempt to control information and curb freedom of expression.
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