Overview

• France’s media regulator said the Kick channel falls outside its direct authority because the platform is Australia-registered with no presence in France.
• Prosecutor Damien Martinelli reported that Raphael Graven, known as Jean Pormanove, was not killed by trauma and likely died from a medical issue possibly involving substances.
• Graven, 46, died on August 18 during a roughly 12-day livestream, following months of broadcasts that showed staged or real humiliation and physical abuse.
• Kick Francais said it is cooperating with authorities, is reviewing French content, and has banned all co-streamers who took part in the broadcast pending the investigation.
• ARCOM’s chief said only a judge can assess the legality of individual online content and called for a new phase of digital regulation after videos of abuse remained online for months.