Riots after the death of Nahel: social networks accused of amplifying the revolt

2023-06-30 16:28:39

“A little break friends”. It’s 6:12 a.m. on Friday morning. Like others, the @CerfiaFR Twitter account spent the whole night sharing many ever more impressive videos of urban riots in many cities in France, after the death of Nahel, killed by a police officer now indicted for intentional homicide. . At the risk of inciting revolt? Emmanuel Macron estimated this Friday, at the end of an emergency crisis cell, that social networks played “a considerable role” in the riots, via “the organization of violent rallies” and “a form of mimicry violence “.