Overview

• Nice prosecutors reported no internal or external traumatic lesions and ruled out a third‑party cause, with toxicology and anatomopathology tests ordered to determine the precise cause of death.
• Police and cybercrime units continue inquiries opened after Mediapart’s 2024 revelations into alleged assaults on vulnerable persons and the broadcasting of violent acts.
• Kick banned co‑streamers involved in the broadcast and told Arcom it is overhauling French‑language moderation, as the regulator engages the platform’s EU representative in Malta.
• Digital minister Clara Chappaz condemned the episodes and warned of potential sanctions against Kick, stressing platform responsibility and the role of paying viewers in incentivizing abusive content.
• Lawyers for NarutoVie and Safine argue the scenes were staged and consensual and note their clients have not been charged, with NarutoVie’s counsel decrying a media and political pile‑on after the autopsy findings.