Could France cut social networks? Understand in three minutes

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2023-07-12 06:01:22

On July 4, 2023, before the mayors of 200 municipalities gathered at the Elysée, Emmanuel Macron questioned the role played by social networks like Snapchat and TikTok in the riots following the death of Nahel M.

The President of the Republic mentioned the idea that it was necessary to be able to put in place measures to block social networks in the event of new riots. A controversial measure since it has become – in recent years – the prerogative of authoritarian regimes to stifle popular protests.

Is a generalized shutdown of social networks possible, if only on a legal and technical level?

Our explanations in this three-minute video. And if you want to know more about the subject, we refer you to the decryption below.

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