Overview
- La France insoumise said it will pass a sweeping anti‑concentration law if it wins the 2027 election, calling the issue an urgent threat to the public’s right to information.
- Deputy Clémence Guetté argued that nine billionaires control roughly 90% of French media and said that level of ownership harms media pluralism and democratic debate.
- The pledge follows a high‑profile dispute in the cultural sector, where 600 cinema professionals published a tribune criticizing Vincent Bolloré and Canal+ chief Maxime Saada then said he would not work with the signatories.
- Guetté accused Bolloré of using his wealth to stake claims across television, radio, print, publishing and cinema, and said any new law would apply to all major owners while noting differences in scale with figures like Matthieu Pigasse.
- National Assembly president Yaël Braun‑Pivet said she is open to debating anti‑concentration measures, a shift that could push formal parliamentary reform and change who controls editorial lines, funding and work opportunities in France’s media and cultural industries.