US EditionFrance Investigates Australia's Kick After Live Death of Streamer 'JP'
- French content creator Raphaël Graven, who streamed under the alias Jean Pormanove, was discovered deceased at his residence near Nice on August 18 while broadcasting live on the Kick platform.
- The death followed a reported 12-day live streaming marathon where Graven endured extreme violence, humiliation, sleep deprivation, and forced ingestion by co-streamers Naruto and Safine.
- French prosecutors opened an investigation into whether Kick complied with the Digital Services Act and its legal duty to notify authorities about threats to life or safety, while Kick banned involved streamers and began reevaluating French content.
- Digital Affairs Minister Clara Chappaz condemned the platform's failure to block dangerous content as "an absolute horror" and announced the government would sue Kick for negligence over these lapses.
- The case triggered scrutiny from Australian regulators, with the eSafety Commissioner investigating Kick and warning of penalties up to AUD $49.5 million for failing to enforce user protections.
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It's the story of a 46-year-old former soldier who was being abused live by two young men. Thus, for several months, anonymous voyeurs behind their keyboard have been able to delight in cruel and humiliating acts committed against him. Raphaël Graven, a real name of the French streamer Jean Pormanove, was recorded until the end, as in the great films where the word "fine" appears as soon as the main actor died. Except that, in his case, the perf…
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