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Gorgeous pics to prove spring has finally sprung in France

France isn't known for having particularly extreme winters, but even so, the increasingly longer days and the first signs of the new season are more than welcome.

Published: 29 March 2016 20:21 CEST
Gorgeous pics to prove spring has finally sprung in France
Photo: AFP

Although some parts of the country might still be holding onto winter, it seems like le printemps has well and truly arrived in France. And despite the occasional hail and gusting wind storm, it sure looks good.

Check out some of our favorite recent Instagram snaps showing la belle France in her spring finest. 

And don't forget to follow us on Instagram @TheLocalFrance.

 

 

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Loire Valley

 

A photo posted by Village to Villa (@villagetovilla) on Mar 21, 2016 at 1:04am PDT

Limousin

 

Salles-la-Source, Languedoc-Roussillon-Midi-Pyrénées

 

 

A photo posted by Voyages madame K (@flowersvoyage) on Mar 1, 2016 at 9:40am PST

Annecy, Haute Savoie

 

A photo posted by Sandra Patapiene (@fotoidile) on Mar 30, 2016 at 1:42am PDT

St. Paul de Vence, Alpes-Maritime

 

Pale and soft magnolia blossoms in La Perrière, the heart of Le Perche #orne #normandy #springinnormandy

A photo posted by @cambridge_blue on Mar 25, 2016 at 10:38am PDT

Le Perche, Normandy

Provence

 

A photo posted by @seemyparis on Mar 24, 2016 at 5:24am PDT

The Marais, Paris

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Swiss court rules defamatory Facebook likes ‘can be illegal’

The Swiss Federal Court has ruled that Facebook likes and shares can be considered as illegal defamation.

Published: 20 February 2020 15:08 CET
Swiss court rules defamatory Facebook likes ‘can be illegal’
Photo by Kon Karampelas on Unsplash

The case was hearing a matter from the canton of Zurich says people can in some cases be punished for sharing or liking particular posts on social media, even if they did not create the content themselves. 

The case related to a dispute between animal rights activists from 2015. The perpetrator had liked and shared several posts critical of fellow animal rights activist Erwin Kessler. 

In groups like ‘Vegan in Zurich’ and ‘Indyvegan’, the perpetrator had liked and shared posts which portrayed as a neo-Nazi who harboured anti-Semitic ideas. 

The Zurich court fined the perpetrator saying the social media actions amounted to defamation. The Federal Court on Thursday upheld the verdict. 

While issues related to defamation are relatively unclear on social media – as opposed to through traditional media sources – the court held that the potential for such remarks to go ‘viral’ meant that social media actions could be defamatory in nature. 

Swiss defamation law only requires that an act be communicated to a third party in order for it to be defamatory, with online communication reaching the relevant threshold. 

The court said that it would depend on the circumstances as to whether likes and shares were likely to breach defamation laws, however a major factor was how visible the post was to others outside the immediate friend networks of the person defamed. 

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