France

Therapy used to attempt to change a person’s sexual orientation or gender identity has been outlawed in France. The country's parliament endorsed a law backed by President Macron's ruling party to bring an end to the practice.

Regulators in France have fined tech giants Google and Facebook €210 million over their use of "cookies", which track users online. Various tech firms have come under scrutiny over their activity in Europe, where they have already faced significant fines.

France has banned research on judicial behaviour in an attempt to suppress the litigation analytics and predictions sector with a new law that carries a maximum jail term of five years. The law, in Article 33 of the Justice Reform Act, aims to stop anyone, but particularly legal tech companies, from