The Australian Platform Kick accused the French government of “taking advantage of” the death of Streamer Raphaël Graven on Thursday, after the judicial approach provided by the French minister of Clara Chappaz Digital.
“We are disappointed to know that the media have been informed of the minister’s steps before kicking. This suggests that it would not be the protection of the creators, or that of the clients or the welfare of the industry, but of a politicized discourse that would take advantage of a tragic individual loss,” he wrote the platform in a press release.
A platform where everything is allowed
Raphaël Graven, known in the pseudonym of Jean Pormanove, died on August 18, 2025 after twelve days of direct continuous during which he had suffered the physical and psychological intimidation of two of his co-stretchors, Naruto and Safine.
His funeral took place yesterday, Wednesday, August 27, where they were invited by those close to the victim, especially his mother.
Kick is directly indicated by letting these derivations do it, that they do not date from yesterday, but several months. The platform, created by specialists in cryptocurrencies and online casinos, is known for its almost not existing moderation rules. If in your press release, it explains to have strict regulations, the facts show otherwise: in recent years, several cases of violence have been broken and they have launched upstream in Kick.
“Digital bets”
Clara Chappaz has described its founding duo as “digital thugs”, while a European kick representative was finally appointed, although it has operated in the old continent since 2022. An attitude contrary to the DSA, the European regulation on digital services. In addition to the Minister’s complaint, the Paris prosecutor’s office has also launched a preliminary investigation to find out if Kick has failed in his moderation obligations.
In addition, a Tech & Co survey showed that Kick France’s account was aware of what was happening on the Jean Pormanove channel, particularly creating memes and t -shirts in its effigy, and then transmitted them on social networks.
Vilain Little Duckling of the Web, Kick is the Twitch competitor, whose creators had been banished. It was after this remarkable passage on the platform belonging to Amazon that, therefore, they co -founded with the desire to leave the creators more freedom and pay them better.
At the same time, Australia also launched an investigation to find out if Kick was in good position on all his obligations, particularly in front of a young audience.
Source: BFM TV
