France
France
Résumé
A definition of digital platforms was introduced in French law in 2015 and subsequently modified in 2016. It reads as follows:Is qualified as operator of on-line platform, any natural or legal entity offering, on a professional basis, whether against remuneration or not, an online service of communication to the public relying on:1 ° The classification or the referencing, by means of computing algorithms, of contents, of goods or services offered or put online by third parties;2 ° Or the connection between several parties with the aim of the sale of a good, the supply of a service or an exchange or a sharing of a content, a good or a service.