While the news is marked by the suicide of the young Lindsay, 13, harassed and cyberharassed in her college in Pas-de-Calais, the Minister Delegate in charge of the digital transition and telecommunications, Jean-Noël Barrot, was l guest, this Tuesday, May 30, from France Info. Asked about school bullying, he detailed the government’s plan to tackle cyberbullying, which almost always goes hand in hand with actual bullying.
Jean-Noël Barrot unveiled a new measure, which will take effect from the start of the 2023 school year. Thus, from September, “all 6th graders” will follow “an awareness module” For “educate them about the risks and the right attitudes to adopt online in the event of harassment”. Called “Digital Passport”, this mandatory training should take the form of a quiz to be completed online, which will cover other topics such as data protection or online scams.
On Wednesday, May 10, 2023, the Minister presented other planned measures to secure the Internet to the Council of Ministers. It is a question of an anti-scam shield in order to fight against the massification of cybercrime, or to endow the Arcom with reinforced powers allowing it to block pornographic sites which do not sufficiently protect minors. A “digital banishment” which would prevent access to social networks to anyone convicted of cyberbullying, but also of child pornography, negationism, apology for terrorism or dissemination of violent images, is also under study.