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Death Spurs French Probe
France’s Paris public prosecutor’s office announced on Tuesday that it would investigate the Kick platform for distributing illegal content and for negligence following the death of streamer Jean Pormanove on Tuesday, August 26.
“The Paris public prosecutor's office announced on Tuesday that it would investigate the Kick platform for distributing illegal content and for negligence following the death of streamer Jean Pormanove on Tuesday, August 26”
The investigation, begun on Monday, will examine whether Kick knowingly disseminated videos of deliberate attacks on personal integrity, according to Paris Prosecutor Laure Beccuau in a press release, and investigators will also assess whether the streaming platform complies with the European Union's Digital Services Act regarding content moderation.
Digital Affairs Minister Clara Chappaz said, "Kick did not do everything possible to stop the transmission of dangerous content," accusing the platform of infringing a 2004 law regulating online content.
The autopsy revealed that the man, whose real name was Raphael Graven but known online as Jean Pormanove or JP, did not die from trauma or at the hands of third parties, and the French prosecutor’s office said it had opened an investigation into the platform.
The Paris prosecutor’s office said offenders face penalties of up to 10 years in prison and a fine of one million euros, while Kick suspends Simón Pérez's channel and permanently bans the accounts of Simón Pérez and Silvia Charros after they said the decision came following a 14-day suspension.
Court Fight Over Access
A Paris court decided on Friday 19 de diciembre that the Kick platform would remain accessible in France, while a “quincena de canales” associated with the Jean Pormanove channel or rebroadcasting extracts would be prohibited or remain suspended.
The decision came as the case continued to draw judicial and political reaction in France, with La Razón saying the Paris Court would decide whether to accept the French government's request to block Kick nationwide.
La Razón reported that the Paris Court must decide on December 19 whether to accept the French government's request to block Kick nationwide, and it described the autopsy as concluding that the death was not directly caused by the intervention of third parties.
In the same reporting, La Razón said the Nice prosecutor's office is investigating possible crimes of aggravated violence, failure to render aid, and endangering life.
La Razón also said Kick warned that a general prohibition would be a disproportionate attack on the freedom of expression of millions of users, while the platform said it had already removed all content related to the case.
Prosecutors Seek Bans
In the Jean Pormanove case, French prosecutors asked for prison sentences and social media bans for streamers accused of taking part in violent and humiliating online broadcasts involving Jean Pormanove before his death.
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The Times of India reported that prosecutors sought a 30-month sentence for Owen Cenazandotti, known online as Naruto, including 18 months suspended and one year to be served at home with electronic monitoring, and it said prosecutors also requested a €30,000 fine.
For Safine Hamadi, prosecutors requested an 18-month suspended sentence under probation along with a €15,000 fine, and they also asked the court to stop both men from creating content on online platforms in the future.
Prosecutor Maud Marty told the court that the streams were not just one-time incidents but part of a repeated pattern, describing the broadcasts as a “system of human mistreatment” and saying the violence became the main part of the content.
The Times of India added that the current trial is not about whether Naruto or Safine caused his death, noting that Pormanove died at the age of 46 on August 18, 2025 during a long Kick livestream that lasted more than 12 days.
