230,000 people in France sign cold call petition

Almost 230,000 people signed an online petition demanding a ban on marketing cold calls within three days of it going live.

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In France, consumers are assumed to have given consent to cold calling unless they explicitly “opt out”. Consumer watchdog UFC-Que Choisir is calling for a ban on this kind of marketing, which it calls a “plague” and “intrusive”.

The petition can be found at quechoisir.org/action-ufc-que-choisir-demarchage-telephonique-interdisons-le-fleau-n74803

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