US EditionProsecutors open hate speech probe against French rolling news channel CNews
Prosecutors also opened a separate cyberbullying investigation after complaints that panelists used racist imagery and slurs against Bally Bagayoko.
- On Friday, the Paris prosecutor opened an investigation into French news channel CNews for potential hate speech following alleged racist remarks about Bally Bagayoko, the Black mayor of Saint-Denis.
- Bagayoko, a member of the France Unbowed party, filed a formal complaint on Wednesday alleging that panelists made discriminatory remarks on March 27 and 28 based on race, origin, ethnicity, nationality, or religion.
- Under French law, public insults of a racial nature carry penalties of up to one year in jail and fines of up to €45,000, while cyber-bullying charges carry up to two years in prison and fines of up to €30,000.
- CNews told AFP the controversy was "baseless" and denied that any racist comments were made during their broadcasts, offering no further immediate comment on the investigation.
- Owned by Vincent Bollor's Vivendi group, CNews faces recurring criticism from media watchdogs who liken the channel to Fox News for its polarizing tone and constant coverage of immigration and security.
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French news channel CNews has come under legal scrutiny following remarks deemed inflammatory towards a Black mayor, sparking a nationwide debate over hate speech and media responsibility. Authorities have launched an investigation into the broadcast after comments aired on CNews were criticized for targeting the elected official in a manner many viewed as racially charged. [...]
The French Public Prosecution Service has launched an investigation into the news channel CNews for possible hate speech. The reason for this is statements made on the channel regarding the black mayor of Saint-Denis, a suburb of Paris. CNews is a French news channel comparable to the conservative American Fox News. Both channels regularly feature opinions from right-wing and far-right opinion makers. Mayor Bally Bagayoko is the child of two Mal…
French prosecutors open hate speech probe into polarising news channel CNews
The Paris prosecutor's office announced Friday it had launched an investigation into alleged racist comments following remarks made in late March on French news channel CNews targeting the newly elected mayor of Saint-Denis Bally Bagayoko.
Prosecutors open hate speech probe against French rolling news channel CNews
Media watchdogs and opponents accuse the channel, as well as other outlets in the Bolloré group such as the Journal du Dimanche newspaper, of near‑constant coverage of immigration and security, which they say fuels far‑right narratives.
French News Channel Under Fire for Alleged Racist Remarks
CNews is under investigation for possible hate speech following alleged racist comments about Bally Bagayoko, the new Black mayor of Saint-Denis. An additional investigation into cyber-bullying has also been launched. Legal penalties could include fines and imprisonment for public insult of a racial nature and cyber-bullying.
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