Live Streamer Jean Pormanove's Death: Why Didn't the Highly Criticized Arcom Act Sooner?

Online, tempers are flaring. " If the Arcom executives remain in office after this terrifying tragedy, I will not only be very surprised but also disgusted ," fumed one internet user on the social network X. Since the death of Jean Pormanove live on the Kick platform last Monday , the Audiovisual and Digital Communication Regulatory Authority (Arcom) has been in turmoil. While the Minister for Digital Affairs, Clara Chappaz, announced that she had contacted the regulator, internet users are protesting that nothing has been done to prevent the tragedy.

Indeed, as early as December 2024, Mediapart published an investigation detailing the violence inflicted on Jean Pormanove. In February, the Human Rights League had contacted Arcom to shed light on this affair, without any result. Florence Portelli , mayor of the Republicans of Taverny (Val-d'Oise) and vice-president of the party and of the Association of Mayors of France, pointed out the " irresponsibility " of the regulator...