19 Feb, 2026 15:00
‘Free speech is pure bulls**t’ – Macron
The French president has demanded transparency from social media platforms on how their algorithms operate
French President Emmanuel Macron has dismissed the arguments of social media platforms in favor of free speech as “pure bulls**t,” calling for total transparency in how algorithms shape online discourse.
Speaking in New Delhi on Wednesday, Macron argued that algorithmic bias carries “huge” democratic consequences, stating that people have “no clue about how the algorithm is made, how it is tested, how it is trained, and where it will guide you.”
“Some of them claim to be in favor of free speech. We are in favor of free algorithms – totally transparent,” he said. “Free speech is pure bulls**t if nobody knows how you are guided through this so-called free speech, especially when it is guided from one hate speech to another.”
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