Members of France's parliament want to ban TikTok, claiming the Chinese app influences youth and encouraged recent rioting in the country.
, prompted by the June 27 death of Nahel Merzouk, a 17-year-old of Algeria-Morocco descent, who was shot and killed by a 38-year-old motorcycle officer during a traffic stop in Nanterre, a suburb of Paris. in the unrest across France, with the average age of detainees being 17, France’s Interior Ministry said.
On Friday, Macron accused social media – namely TikTok and SnapChat – of playing a"considerable role" in encouraging copycat acts of violence. Prosecutors have alleged many of the young people charged in the riots acquired information on where to obtain incendiary devices from social media. The violence, which left more than 800 law enforcement officers injured, has largely subsided in recent days, but officials said the unrest has caused more than $1 billion in damages.
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