YouTube Limits Access to France’s Right-wing Candidate

France, which is among the most important and touristic countries in Europe, is entering a difficult period. Country, April 10, 2022 will go to the polls for the presidential election. The current President, Emmanuel Macron, officially announced his candidacy on 16 November. In addition, right-wing Marine Le Pen, who entered the race in 2017, is among the candidates. However, among these ‘far-right’ Eric Zemmouris the most prominent candidate.

Zemmour, the far-right; with its ultra-conservative policy, nationalism, anti-Islam and anti-immigration and nation-state understanding. known. Born in Paris in 1958 to a Jewish family of Algerian descent, Zemmour had risen rapidly in the polls even before he had announced that he was a candidate in the elections. He was also fined in the past for his hostile remarks towards Muslims. Now, YouTube has restricted access to Zemmour’s nomination video.

Banned for under 18s:

According to a report by the French broadcasting channel BFMTV, the YouTube video of Zemmour announcing his candidacy age limit imposed. YouTube’s spokesperson for France said in a statement: “Within the framework of YouTube rules, a limit is imposed on violent images. In case a shared video is not suitable for every user, we are careful to impose age restrictions.”

your country past glory is left behind and have been corrupted In the video, which is conveyed in the language of propaganda, images of violence and chaos are also cited as examples of this ‘corruption’. In the elections to be held on April 10 in France, if any candidate does not win the majority, the president of the country will be elected in the second round to be held on April 24.