Re:France to ban unsolicited telemarketing calls
by ValentinPearce on Tuesday August 11, 2026 @06:59AM
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In France the CNIL is pretty good at enforcing regulation IIRC. And for any small to medium company, the fine should be enough of a deterrent.
I don't think companies big enough to just shrug the fine away resort to much telemarketing here.
Re:France to ban unsolicited telemarketing calls
by thrance on Tuesday August 11, 2026 @06:21AM
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This law is especially targeted at legit businesses... It's already illegal for scammers to call.
And I don't think something being hard to enforce is reason enough to not do anything about it. If we truly care about something, we can always find a way.
I'm 30+ and was trying to buy some wine yesterday, and was IDed and i'm clearly well over 18 yet they had to take the bottle back as I didn't carry my ID with me. Essentially the same thing with pubs/bars etc, you're clearly over 18 but there is a weird power trip yet in some raves/clubs you still see under 18s being let in.