Has the social network Twitter become a “
digital court
”?
This is the question asked by Floriane Gouget, in her twenties, after having seen her account blocked by the firm for "
hate imagery
", because of her profile photo on which she tends, place de la République in Paris, an edition by
Charlie Hebdo
, dating from the opening of the trial of the attacks of January 7, 2015.
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"
To have displayed myself with the front page of a
Charlie Hebdo
, Twitter deprives me of my freedom of expression
, confides this Friday March 26 to
Figaro
the young woman, confirming information from
Point
.
People have died for these drawings, it's shameful!
"Where the affair takes on its full meaning is that the young woman, vice-president of the secular association Last Hope, has also been cyberstalked for months on this same social network, because of her unequivocal support to Mila, this teenage girl who virulently criticized Islam in a video published in January 2020.
“
It started in November,
after Mila's account was suspended.
I posted an Instagram story in which I supported her and denounced the raids.
First there were links to my account, then the disclosure of my parents' address, and hundreds of insults and death threats
, she says.
I remember one message in particular:
'
I am not threatening you because we are on the networks, but I advise you to be very careful of yourself' '
”.
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Floriane Gouget, friend of Mila, claims to have lodged a complaint on several occasions, without there being any fallout to date.
"
I trust the French justice, but I imagine that it does not have only that to do
", she laments, resigned.
In the meantime, she can count on the "
support of Marlène Schiappa
", Minister responsible for Citizenship, whose cabinet has already contacted her to let her know of its interest in the matter.
What appears on Floriane Gouget's account this Friday: "The account of @ FlorianeGouget1 is temporarily unavailable due to a violation of Twitter rules".
Twitter screenshot
Working in the Last Hope collective, of which Mila is also a member, Florence Gouget has launched a cartoon competition in tribute to the assassination of Samuel Paty.
"
For now, it has attracted only cyber stalkers,
" concedes the student, who wants to become a nurse.
Several personalities, such as Patrick Pelloux or Zineb el Rhazoui, however, have supported the association and its initiative.
Mathys Dupuis, president of Last Hope contacted by
Le Figaro
, warned that a complaint would be filed against Twitter France if Floriane's account was not reactivated
as soon as possible
.
Twitter had taken more than twelve hours to restore Mila's account.
