Comments came as ministers blame young people using platforms like TikTok to incite violence after shooting of teenager
Emmanuel Macron has said the French government should consider controlling and cutting off social media networks “when things get out of hand” in the country.
The president’s comments came as ministers blamed young people using platforms such as Snapchat and TikTok for organising and encouraging rioting and violence after the shooting last week of a teenager during a police traffic stop in a Paris suburb.
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