{
  "id": 687655,
  "title": "France bans unsolicited telemarketing calls and adds hefty fines",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/france-bans-unsolicited-telemarketing-calls-and-adds-hefty-fines",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-08-12T17:30:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Fast Company",
    "slug": "fast-company",
    "url": "https://www.fastcompany.com/91589256/france-unsolicited-telemarketing-ban"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "France has banned unsolicited telemarketing calls under a new law aimed at protecting consumers from intrusive sales pitches and shielding vulnerable people from fraudulent commercial practices. The law backed by President Emmanuel Macron’s government entered into force Tuesday. While several countries have tried opt-out systems, France is hoping more muscular obligatory opt-in rules will be more…",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}