Overview

• After a Bercy meeting with Arcom, the CNIL and the justice, interior and economy ministries, minister Clara Chappaz announced legal action against Kick for alleged regulatory "manquements" under France’s 2004 digital economy law.
• The Paris prosecutor opened a preliminary investigation for "fourniture en bande organisée de plateforme en ligne illicite" to determine if Kick knowingly hosted videos showing intentional harm and complied with the Digital Services Act.
• The new national probe is entrusted to the cybercrime office and is coordinated with inquiries led by Nice prosecutors into the circumstances of Raphaël Graven’s death during a live stream.
• Autopsy findings reported by the Nice prosecutor ruled out third‑party traumatic lesions, with medical and toxicological analyses still pending to establish the precise cause.
• Arcom says it lacks direct jurisdiction over Kick because the platform is not established in France, while officials cite limited regulatory staffing and Kick’s small, non‑French‑speaking moderation team as factors in prolonged availability of abusive streams.