Social media companies are once again under scrutiny, this time in France as the country’s president blames TikTok, Snapchat and other platforms for helping fuel widespread riots over the fatal police shooting of a 17-year-old driver. On Friday, French President Emmanuel Macron accused social media of playing a “considerable role” in encouraging copycat acts of…
Social media companies are once again under scrutiny, this time in France as the country’s president blames TikTok, Snapchat and other platforms for helping fuel widespread riots over the fatal police shooting of a 17-year-old driver.
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Discover how social media platforms like TikTok and Snapchat are being blamed for fueling riots in France and the government's concerns regarding the role of social media in inciting violence.
Social media platforms like TikTok, Snapchat and Twitter often police people calling for violence because it can go against their policies.But they also remove material posted on their platforms in order to comply with local laws and government requests, some of which can be controversial.