{"id":1964774,"date":"2023-07-05T16:22:02","date_gmt":"2023-07-05T20:22:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/macron-floats-shutting-down-social-media-access-when-things-get-out-of-hand-after-riots-rock-france\/"},"modified":"2023-07-05T16:22:45","modified_gmt":"2023-07-05T20:22:45","slug":"macron-floats-shutting-down-social-media-access-when-things-get-out-of-hand-after-riots-rock-france","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/macron-floats-shutting-down-social-media-access-when-things-get-out-of-hand-after-riots-rock-france\/","title":{"rendered":"Macron suggests blocking social media during chaotic situations following French riots."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fmacron-floats-shutting-down-social-media-access-when-things-get-out-of-hand-after-riots-rock-france%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1964774&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>French President Emmanuel Macron Calls for Social Media Shutdown Amidst Riots<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In the wake of violent riots that have engulfed France, President Emmanuel Macron has suggested that the government should consider restricting <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/uganda-halts-vote-campaigning-in-some-areas-opposition-cries-foul\/\" title=\"Uganda halts vote campaigning in some areas, opposition cries foul\">young people<\/a>&#8216;s access to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/why-this-average-american-is-voting-for-donald-trump\/\" title=\"Why This Average American Is Voting for Donald Trump\">social media<\/a>. Macron&#8217;s proposal comes as the country grapples with widespread unrest following the shooting of a 17-year-old Muslim by a police officer. The President believes that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-new-acting-attorney-general-jeff-rosen-recently-wrote-an-essay-on-foreign-influence-in-us-elections-this-tells-us-a-little-about-his-knowledge-of-whats-going-on-today\/\" title=\"The New Acting Attorney General Jeff Rosen Recently Wrote an Essay on Foreign Influence in US Elections \u2013 This Tells Us A Little About His Knowledge of What\u2019s Going On Today\">social media platforms<\/a> like TikTok have been used to organize and incite the mobs.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">&#8220;We need to think about how young people use <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/michigans-matt-sealy-explains-how-president-trump-has-several-paths-to-victorynever-count-donald-trump-out-video\/\" title=\"Michigan\u2019s Matt Sealy Explains How President Trump Has SEVERAL Paths To Victory\u2026\u201dNever count Donald Trump out!\u201d [VIDEO]\">social networks<\/a>&#8230; when things get out of hand, we may have to regulate them or cut them off,&#8221; Macron stated during a meeting with mayors. He emphasized the importance of having a rational debate about this issue.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">However, Macron&#8217;s suggestion has faced criticism from politicians across the political spectrum. Many argue that such a move would make France resemble authoritarian regimes like China, Iran, and North Korea. Olivier Marleix, a member of the center-Right Les R\u00e9publicains, expressed his disapproval, stating, &#8220;Cutting social media? Like China, Iran, North Korea? Even if it&#8217;s a provocation to distract attention, it&#8217;s in very bad taste.&#8221; Olivier Faure, the leader of the Socialist Party, echoed this sentiment, tweeting, &#8220;The country of the rights of man and citizens cannot align itself with those great democracies of China, Russia, and Iran.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Riots and Destruction Across France<\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Over the weekend, riots erupted in various cities across France, leaving a trail of destruction in their wake. In Paris, a dozen buses were burned, and store windows were smashed along the Rue de Rivoli. The violence spread to other cities like Roubaix, Marseille, Reims, and Lyon. A shopping mall in the Paris suburb of Drancy and the country&#8217;s largest library in Marseille were set ablaze. Even the headquarters of the Paris 2024 Olympics in Seine-Saint-Denis fell victim to the rioters&#8217; flames.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">To combat the unrest, France deployed 45,000 police officers, but their efforts were unable to prevent more than 800 fires from being set throughout the night on Saturday. The rioting has taken a toll on French businesses, with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/macron-floats-shutting-down-social-media-access-when-things-get-out-of-hand-after-riots-rock-france\/\" title=\"Macron suggests blocking social media during chaotic situations following French riots.\">losses exceeding  billion<\/a> since the violence began.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The incident that sparked the riots involved the shooting of teenager Nahel Merzouk. According to Nanterre prosecutor Pascal Prache, police attempted to stop Merzouk&#8217;s vehicle, but he evaded them and ran a red light. When the car was eventually caught in traffic, officers instructed Merzouk to exit the vehicle. As the car attempted to flee, an officer fired a shot, hitting the teenager.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><em>Leif Le Mahieu contributed to this report.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><b><a href=\"https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" aria-describedby=\"sk-tooltip-9096\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp&#038;source=gmail&#038;ust=1688648178298000&#038;usg=AOvVaw10v0UGh9BJZV8inaPuI6t7\">CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILYWIRE+ APP<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>French President Emmanuel Macron suggested that the government should explore the possibility of restricting young people&#8217;s access to social media during times of unrest. Speaking to over 200 mayors, Macron emphasized the need to control or even cut off social media access when situations escalate beyond control.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":324,"featured_media":1964775,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[541],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1964774","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-daily-wire"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1964774","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/324"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1964774"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1964774\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1964775"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1964774"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1964774"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1964774"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}