France: Ministry for Artificial Intelligence and Digital Affairs' lawsuit against Kick Platform over alleged proliferation of violent content online

Progress

Current status
under deliberation
26 Aug 2025 under deliberation

Scope

Implementers
France
Policy Area
Content moderation
Policy Instrument
Content moderation regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
platform intermediary: user-generated content
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
other regulatory body
Implementation Level
national

Timeline of events

26 Aug 2025
under deliberation

Ministry for Artificial Intelligence and Digital Affairs announced lawsuit against Kick Platform over alleged proliferation of violent content online

On 26 August 2025, the Ministry for Artificial Intelligence and Digital Affairs announced a lawsuit against the livestreaming platform Kick under Article 6-3 of the Law on Confidence in the Digital Economy, which provides for the State’s ability to …

Source
Event type public lawsuit
Action type announcement
Government branch executive
Government body other regulatory body