2025-08-26
UPDATE: France's digital minister Clara Chappaz says she'll sue streaming site Kick after it broadcast the abuse + death of streamer Jean Pormanove live, accusing it of breaching the 2004 Digital Trust Act. Paris prosecutors have opened a probe alongside Nice.
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French prosecutors open an investigation into Australian video platform Kick over the death of a content creator who was violently abused during livestreams
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2025-08-20
(TW violence ) A shocking story out of France that's an actual Black Mirror episode come to life: Streamer Jean Pormanove (real name Raphaël Graven) died last night live on Kick. For years, his so-called “friends” humiliated him on camera with beatings, bullying & insults... all [image]
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Kick says it is “urgently reviewing” the circumstances around the death of a French livestreamer subjected to violence and sleep deprivation during streams
An investigation has been launched into the death of a French streamer known for extreme challenges.
Those 10 days weren't just harmless gaming or chatting. They were ten days and nights of humiliation: extreme physical violence, sleep deprivation, even being made to swallow toxic products. All live and fully monetized for donations. [image]
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Kick says it is “urgently reviewing” the circumstances around the death of a French livestreamer subjected to violence and sleep deprivation during streams
An investigation has been launched into the death of a French streamer known for extreme challenges.