France Riots: Presidential Hopeful Attal Pitches Social Media Blackout
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While Gabriel Attal wants to temporarily shut down social networks and the platforms are convened on Tuesday in Bercy, high school students interviewed by "Mediapart" tell how TikTok, Instagram or Snapchat made their anger a movement that no one can ignore.
After weekend looting and degradation, calls to regulate or block platforms multiply despite legal and technical difficulties After looting and degradation
On October 19, 2026, Gabriel Attal requested that a temporary blocking of social networks be decided. The measure, which has already been tested and retold, must meet several specific prerequisites, making its application very complex.
Gabriel Attal called this Monday for a temporary, targeted suspension of large digital platforms to prevent riots. If the measure is possible under certain conditions, its application remains difficult to implement.
After the looting scenes of Saturday, 17 October, Gabriel Attal evoked the blocking of social networks, "temporary, targeted on the territories where the riots take place." "Convergence points and gathering points are organized there," he justifies.
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