France’s broadcast regulator Arcom has issued €100,000 in fines against CNews over two live summer 2025 editions of “L’Heure des Pros 2 Été” that the regulator said could encourage discriminatory behavior. Arcom cited remarks that portrayed Algerians as a collective public-safety threat and comments that generalized about Palestinians after Oct. 7, 2023, alongside on-air suspicion directed at airport workers described as visibly Muslim, including insinuations about “radicalisation.” The rulings, dated Feb. 5, 2026 and later published, split the penalties into €25,000 for the Aug. 8 segment and €75,000 for the Aug. 12 segment. Arcom emphasized that live debate formats do not remove a broadcaster’s duty to maintain editorial control and to challenge or moderate potentially harmful claims in real time. The fines are directed to France’s national cin ...