The fine for failure is $1.36 million.

The content that must be removed within 24 hours includes comments based on race, religion, sexual orientation, gender or disability and sexual harassment.

Content that must be removed within an hour of notification includes terrorism and child pornography.

The EU asked France to postpone the legislation pending the upcoming EU Digital,Services Act, but French Digital minister Cédric O said No. In November, France fined Apple $1.23 billion for fixing its distributor prices in France. France has also tried to impose a 3% tax on the tech companies but dropped it when the USA threatened 100% retaliatory tariffs on French wine and handbags. Amazon has closed down its French operation after French courts upheld the right to fine Amazon for alleged breaches of worker protection rules during the pandemic.