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Long-distance internet cables in France have been cut in an act of sabotage, causing disruption to internet services across the country. This is the second disruption during the Olympic Games in Paris ...

I wait to meet Xavier Niel in a room that feels fitting for one of France’s richest men. Gold-encrusted walls frame a boardroom table the size of a small swimming pool. And beyond the large windows, a ...

France’s Constitutional Council has validated the so-called “three strikes” law, clearing the way for an accelerated judicial process that will cut off the access of Internet users accused three times ...

PARIS -- A thousand French Internet users a day could be booted offline following approval of President Nicolas Sarkozy's pet project -- an unprecedented law to cut the Internet connections of people ...

French Internet Firm Fined 50 Mn Euros For Unsolicited Ads By AFP - Agence France Presse Dec 10, 2024, 12:35 am EST Share ...

PARIS, July 21 (Reuters) - A law backed by French President Nicolas Sarkozy to tackle Internet piracy suffered a new setback on Tuesday after legislators postponed a vote on the bill until September.

When France passed its trail-blazing Internet anti-piracy law in 2009, downloaders decried its harsh penalties — then the toughest in Europe — while lawmakers throughout the continent waited to see ...