00:00After meeting with both regulators and ministries involved with the Jean Polmanov case, Claire
00:06Schapaz was not mince in words.
00:08As for Kik, I'm making this my personal battle.
00:11Today we reviewed the measures underway together with all the relevant services.
00:15Personally, I'll be taking legal action for breaches of the law on digital trust because
00:20I believe Kik did not do everything possible to stop the spread of dangerous content.
00:26The Australian-owned platform is a competitor to the much larger Twitch.
00:30Both platforms allow people to live stream themselves, often playing video games.
00:36But it was the acts of abuse and humiliation during a 12-day streaming marathon on Kik that
00:41have caused outrage in France and calls for action.
00:46For months the deceased had been abused and humiliated by two other streamers, Naruto and
00:51Safin, in front of tens of thousands of viewers.
00:55Kik is accused of violating a 2004 law that requires platforms to remove clearly illegal
01:02content.
01:03Tuesday, the Paris prosecutor also announced the opening of an investigation to examine
01:09if Kik knowingly broadcasts videos of deliberate attacks on personal integrity.
01:17Investigations in the southern French city of Nice continue to try and determine the cause
01:21of death.
01:22An autopsy last week has already ruled out foul play.
01:26an autopsy.
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