French police arrest three in crackdown on social media influencers inciting violence
The IndependentFor free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Police in France has arrested three men described by authorities as social media influencers accused of posting videos inciting violence, against a backdrop of soured relations between Paris and its former colony in Algeria. A French media report that the minister attached to his post on X said the influencer posted a video to his 138,000 followers on TikTok that French authorities deemed anti-Semitic. open image in gallery France Algeria Influencer Arrests The French government hasn't linked the tensions with Algiers to the three arrests. French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot said Sunday that France wants “the best relations” with Algeria.
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