With his term of office coming to an end on February 2, Arcom chairman Roch-Olivier Maistre looks back at the transformation of the authority, which is involved in major European investigations into tech giants.
“ In Europe, we are fortunate to be part of a pioneering continent when it comes to regulating digital platforms. “insists Roch-Olivier Maistre, Chairman of the French Audiovisual and Digital Communications Regulatory Authority (Arcom). From his corner office overlooking Paris, which on this November morning is shrouded in thick fog, the senior civil servant takes stock of the digital aspects of his term of office, which ends on February 2. During these six years, the Conseil supérieur de l’audiovisuel (CSA) has become Arcomand its scope of action with regard to television players has been extended, from one law to the next, to social networks and online platforms.
The authority has become “ the french player in the european digital regulation teamsmiles Roch-Olivier Maistre, and a respected and credible actor “ in Europe on these issues. Arcom is in fact one of the 27 “ national coordinators “ who work…