Arcom

Created on January 1, 2022, the Regulatory Authority for Audiovisual and Digital Communication (Arcom) is the result of the merger of the Conseil supérieur de l'audiovisuel (CSA) ("Higher Audiovisual Council" in english), created in 1989, and the High Authority for the Dissemination of Works and the Protection of Rights on the Internet (Hadopi), created in 2009. 

The major transformations of the audiovisual and digital landscape required the creation of a new regulator with strengthened and expanded powers. As a guarantor of freedom of communication and expression in the audiovisual and digital spaces, Arcom's mission is to ensure the democratic and societal responsibilities of the audiovisual media and online platforms, to guarantee the pluralism of the audiovisual news media and the independence of the public broadcaster, to ensure the economic equilibrium of the sector and to support creation.