No, Internet access will not be cut off. Over the weekend, a press release was spread on social media. With the letterhead of the Ministry of the Interior and the signature of the General Directorate of the National Police, it indicated that as of this Monday, July 3, “temporary restrictions will be applied to Internet access in certain neighborhoods at night.”
But this document is false. “No decision has been made in this regard,” warned the Ministry of the Interior on Twitter.
Remove “most sensitive” content
The fake press release stated: “These restrictions are intended to prevent the misuse of social media and online platforms to coordinate illegal actions and incite violence.”
In the context of the riots, which follow the death of a 17-year-old boy, social networks were singled out by the President of the Republic, who indicated on Friday, June 30, that they “play a considerable role in the movements of the last days”.
Emmanuel Macron has also asked Snapchat and TikTok this Friday to remove the “most sensitive” content. At the same time, the two platforms were received at the Ministry of the Interior at the end of the day.
Snapchat assured Tech&Co on Friday that it will closely monitor the situation and conduct a “proactive” review of the content posted on its Snap Map. This feature allows you to highlight places based on the number of posts made there. In particular, this allows people involved in riots to identify assembly points.
Source: BFM TV
