On June 10, the National Assembly will welcome something special, more accustomed to bright guests or In the afternoon in Dubai that in the solemn rooms of the institution.
“We arrived at an important moment,” Arthur Delaport, president of the Tiktok’s research commission on the psychological effects In children and adolescents. “We will audition the influencers, and in a second step Tiktok.”
In fact, for two months, the thirty deputies of the commission Study the platform algorithm forks repercussions In young people. For this, the auditions have been chained at a frantic pace.
Eight influencers auditioned
More than 80 people have already been heard. And, after interrogating economists, psychologists or several victims, now it is the turn of content creators and Tiktok representatives. In total, the Commission will interview eight influential people.
This is the case with ADS CONTROLDER AD LAURENTthe couple of TV Julien and Manon Tanti as well as him Snapchat Nasdas Star. A quarter name could be added to the list.
And these cameramen were not chosen at random. “We had two principles. Take into account the results of the citizen consultation and our exchanges with the various actors,” said the deputy of PS for Calvados. In fact, last March, Great citizen consultationOpen until Saturday, May 31 at midnight, it launched. More than 32,000 people, including most high school students, found themselves in the game.
“We have proposed to the participants of the questionnaire to suggest names of influential people who seem problematic,” recalls the president of the committee. And the quartet arrived at the top of the most cited responses.
“This commission is not a court”
They will also join four “virtuous” creators more. “To avoid any Manichaeism, we wanted to audition influential with a more critical and positive vision of the use of social networks,” adds Arthur Delaport.
Hugo Deciphers, “Undoubtedly, one of the first sources of information for young people”, César Culture G, specialist in questionnaires and is interested in the issue of access to culture in disadvantaged circles, Monsieur Le Chat, popularizing scientist in Tiktok and Instagram and Grande Cavantau, more focused on the current and political content complete the list. They will be heard on June 3.
But Arthur Delaport insists: “This commission is not a court.”
Parliamentarians prefer to understand the mechanisms that lead them to produce content, remuneration logic and how they imagine the effects of their publications in minors.
For their part, Tiktok representatives and employees responsible for moderation will be interviewed on June 12. A trip to Brussels is also scheduled for June 4 to “raise the hood of the European Union law and current sites.”
Lack of parental control?
The objectives of this commission are multiple: understanding how the algorithm works, raising awareness among parents on the subject and seeing to what extent the application and influencers are aware of the impacts that their actions can have in their communities. Last mission, and not least: propose regulatory clues Be able to advance and protect the youngest.
The first conclusions have been drawn, in particular thanks to the citizen consultation. “There are many lessons to remember, especially in the Parent Control Question“, Observes Laure Miller, rapporteur of the commission.
“Parent control is quite low. Young people also have the feeling that Tiktok is not a reliable network.” On the question of the prohibition of social networks before a certain age, “we also see that there is a desire on the part of young people to establish a limit,” he lists.
The final conclusions of the Commission will be presented no later than September 12.
Source: BFM TV
