France passes a bill compulsory for trendsetters to tell their followers if they have used photo editing on their pictures or risk a 2-year jail term.
The French parliament’s lower chamber recently passed a bill that aims to outlaw influencers from encouraging cosmetic surgery on social media platforms while making it compulsory for them to label the photos when filters, photo editing, or photoshop has been used.
The National Assembly voted on the cross-party bill that will now move to the Senate where it is predicted to be adopted without much antagonism.
The government is aiming to “limit the dangerous psychological consequences” the tradition holds on social media users.
Infringements of the strict law, suggested by French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire, could result in up to two years of jail and #15,148,041 (€30,000) in penalties.
Even worse the offending trendsetters who are found culpable will not be permitted to make use of social media or proceed with their careers on the outlets.
Mr. Le Maire declared that there would be a “zilch-tolerance approach” to an individual who disrespects the laws, which will be discussed by France’s National Assembly on Monday.
However, he told reporters that the laws were not a “war” against influencers or a way to denounce them, but were a strategy to protect both them and their customers.
France is way ahead of the game in smashing down on widely received dangerous cultural norms.
Meanwhile, In 2017 the country made a rule that photoshopped bodies would need to be called out.
This could be the end of the face tunes and BBL Baddie era as we know it at least for France.
