Macron urges TikTok to remove the “most sensitive content” about the protests in France

June 30 () –

The President of France, Emmanuel Macron, has called on those responsible for the social networks Snapchat and TikTok to remove the “most sensitive content” about the protests that have shaken the country since the beginning of the week after the death of the teenager Nahel, dejected. by a policeman in Nanterre.

“Platforms and social networks play a considerable role in the movements of recent days. We have seen in several of them, Snapchat and TikTok, both the organization of demonstrations and a form of mimicry of violence,” lamented the president. Frenchman, according to BFMTV.

Delving into this statement, Macron has stressed that this type of publication can sometimes lead to “a way out of reality” for that younger population. “We have the feeling that some are acting on the street like in video games that have intoxicated them,” he said.

Along these lines, the president has reported that the authorities will request the aforementioned platforms to identify users who publish content that “calls for disorder or exacerbates violence.” Macron has previously appealed to the parents of the young population to contain the wave of riots.