Overview

• Alex Hitchens cut short his parliamentary testimony, accusing deputies of decontextualizing his sexist remarks before signing off mid-hearing.
• TikTok confirmed it removed Hitchens’s primary account and several impersonator profiles for violating its hate speech and abusive behaviour policies.
• Minister Aurore Bergé said platforms will be summoned again on July 9 to reinforce content moderation obligations targeting sexism, violence and hate speech.
• The parliamentary commission highlighted persistent gaps in TikTok’s policing of harmful challenges and extremist content aimed at children.
• Commission members will publish their findings in September, setting the stage for potential regulatory reforms of social media in France.