French lessons: Assessing social media compliance best practice

This month the French regulator, the Autorité des Marchés Financiers (AMF), closed its public consultation into managing social media regulation in a business context.  Following a similar move in the UK by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), the AMF is seeking to clarify procedures governing the application of existing rules rather than create a whole new framework for businesses to operate within. The sheer explosion in volume, variety and velocity of electronic communications data is causing regulators around the globe some concerns around how best to guide businesses in this re...