French Government Calls Emergency Meetings With Platforms Over Protests
French Government Calls Emergency Meetings With Platforms Over Protests
TikTok and eBay were among six online platforms summoned by the French government this week, as authorities sought to contain widespread rioting and looting and prevent the resale of stolen goods.
本周，TikTok 和 eBay 等六家在线平台被法国政府传唤，当局正试图遏制大规模的骚乱和抢劫，并防止被盗物品的转售。
Anne Le Hananff, France’s minister of digital affairs, convened representatives from social media firms on Tuesday for an emergency meeting, after their platforms were blamed for fanning the flames of the worst civil unrest the country has seen in years. The goal of the meeting was to remind platforms that they need to moderate content on their sites, including livestream video, to avoid violent content or anything that could encourage people to break the imposed curfew, according to French TV station BFM.
法国数字事务部长安妮·勒·哈南夫（Anne Le Hananff）于周二召集了社交媒体公司的代表举行紧急会议，此前这些平台被指责助长了该国多年来最严重的内乱。据法国 BFM 电视台报道，此次会议旨在提醒各平台需要对其网站上的内容（包括直播视频）进行审核，以避免出现暴力内容或任何可能鼓励人们违反宵禁的内容。
A review by WIRED of TikTok found that the search term “blocus”—meaning blockade in French— showed videos that were potentially altered or AI-generated, including viral images of a protester in a Pink Panther costume. The search term is also being used to promote “Act II” of the protests for October 24. The platform issued an “evolving situation” tag on the search term that said: “This situation is developing rapidly. Information available now may be unverified, incomplete, inaccurate, or subject to change. Take care when viewing this content, and report anything that may violate our Community Guidelines.”
《连线》（WIRED）对 TikTok 的审查发现，搜索词“blocus”（法语意为封锁）显示了一些可能经过篡改或由人工智能生成的视频，其中包括一张身穿粉红豹服装的抗议者的病毒式传播图片。该搜索词还被用于宣传 10 月 24 日的抗议活动“第二幕”。该平台在搜索词上发布了一个“事态发展中”的标签，称：“此情况正在迅速发展。目前可获得的信息可能未经核实、不完整、不准确或会发生变化。查看此内容时请多加注意，并举报任何可能违反我们社区准则的内容。”
A separate meeting, confirmed by Serge Papin, minister for small and medium-size enterprises on X, was held on Monday with major online reselling platforms where “an agreement was signed” to crack down on the resale of looted goods. French newspaper Le Monde reported that Vinted, eBay, Amazon, LeBonCoin, Meta, and TikTok were at the meeting. Platforms agreed to forward reports to investigators, monitor ads for goods stolen specifically during the protests, and send the government reports of their actions, with the first one coming within 48 hours, according to Papin.
据中小企业部长塞尔日·帕潘（Serge Papin）在 X 上证实，周一与主要在线转售平台举行了另一次会议，会上“签署了一项协议”，以打击被抢物品的转售。法国《世界报》报道称，Vinted、eBay、亚马逊、LeBonCoin、Meta 和 TikTok 出席了会议。据帕潘称，各平台同意将举报转发给调查人员，监控专门针对抗议期间被盗商品的广告，并向政府提交其行动报告，首份报告将在 48 小时内提交。
Peaceful demonstrations against high living costs and strained public services, including schools, erupted into rioting and the looting of more than 1,500 shops and businesses over the weekend. Police “lost control” in some cities, Interior minister Laurent Nuñez admitted, as they responded with tear gas, water cannon, and batons. They have since arrested more than 2,400 people, according to authorities.
周末，针对高昂生活成本和包括学校在内的公共服务紧张局势的和平示威演变成了骚乱，超过 1500 家商店和企业遭到洗劫。内政部长洛朗·努涅斯（Laurent Nuñez）承认，警方在一些城市“失去了控制”，他们用催泪瓦斯、高压水枪和警棍进行应对。据当局称，此后他们已逮捕了 2400 多人。
French penal law can hand down a five-year sentence and a €375,000 fine to anyone who is concealing, possessing, or transferring an item that they know was obtained through a crime or offense. Police issued a warning in the Netherlands that online ecommerce sites could have a higher number of stolen goods online due to the riots.
法国刑法规定，任何隐瞒、持有或转让明知是通过犯罪或违法行为获得的物品的人，可被判处五年监禁和 37.5 万欧元的罚款。荷兰警方发出警告称，由于骚乱，在线电子商务网站上的被盗商品数量可能会增加。
The French Alliance of Marketplaces, a nonprofit representing French online retailers such as Back Market, eBay, Etsy, LeBonCoin, ManoMano, and Vinted, said in a press release that its members are relying on user reports, human oversight, and tech tools to monitor ads that resell stolen goods from the riots. When identified, a fake ad is removed and “measures are taken against the accounts involved,” which could include permanent suspension of the seller’s account, according to a statement from eBay. The time it takes for eBay to take action “depends on the nature of the report and the necessary verification process,” the company said. Vinted, Amazon, LeBonCoin, Meta, and TikTok did not respond to WIRED’s request for comment.
代表 Back Market、eBay、Etsy、LeBonCoin、ManoMano 和 Vinted 等法国在线零售商的非营利组织“法国市场联盟”在一份新闻稿中表示，其成员正依靠用户举报、人工监督和技术工具来监控转售骚乱中被盗物品的广告。据 eBay 的一份声明称，一旦发现虚假广告，就会将其删除，并“对相关账户采取措施”，这可能包括永久封禁卖家的账户。该公司表示，eBay 采取行动所需的时间“取决于举报的性质和必要的核实过程”。Vinted、亚马逊、LeBonCoin、Meta 和 TikTok 没有回应《连线》的置评请求。