The president of France, Emmanuel Macron, wants a law passed that would eliminate “fake news” and punish its distributors.

In a speech on Wednesday, Macron called for stricter guidelines and outcomes especially during an election year like France is entering:

“When fake news are spread, it will be possible to go to a judge… and if appropriate have content taken down, user accounts deleted and ultimately websites blocked.”

Additionally, Macron wants public exposure of those sponsoring such content and eventual limits put in place to deter financial support for these outlets in the future:

“Platforms will have more transparency obligations regarding sponsored content to make public the identity of sponsors and of those who control them, but also limits to the amounts that can be used to sponsor this content.”

Macron previously banned Russian news organizations RT and Sputnik from covering his election campaign because he considers them as distributors of fake news. As Politico Europe noted, the European Union has also targeted fake news with “experts” but hasn’t passed any sweeping rules on the matter. Macron is leading the pack in installing “media regulators” to seek and destroy information he doesn’t like. Why trust the French people to make up their own minds?

Perhaps it’s time we start calling French fries "freedom fries" again.