The French authorities has launched an investigation into the demise of on-line character Raphaël Graven, referred to as “Jean Pormanove”, who died in his sleep aged 46.
The streamer had been livestreaming on the platform Kick previous to his demise in line with French media studies.
France’s digital affairs and synthetic intelligence (AI) minister Clara Chappaz wrote in a submit on X on Tuesday Pormanove had been “humiliated” and “mistreated” throughout streams on the platform for months, and mentioned an inquiry into his demise was underway.
A Kick spokesperson mentioned the corporate was “urgently reviewing” circumstances across the streamer’s demise and dealing with stakeholders to analyze it.
“We’re deeply saddened by the lack of Jean Pormanove and prolong our condolences to his household, associates and neighborhood,” they informed the BBC.
The spokesperson mentioned the platform’s neighborhood tips had been “designed to guard creators” and mentioned Kick is “dedicated to upholding these requirements throughout our platform”.
Mr Graven had amassed lots of of 1000’s of followers throughout his varied social media accounts.
Stories say he was discovered lifeless on Monday at his house in Contes, close to Good.
Posts on social media and native studies declare that previous to his demise, Mr Graven was subjected to sleep deprivation and bouts of bodily violence throughout prolonged streams on Kick.
Ms Chappaz known as his demise and expertise of violence “an absolute horror”.
Along with a judicial investigation, Ms Chappaz mentioned she had referred the difficulty to Arcom, the French media regulator, and Pharos, a French system used to report on-line content material.
Owen Cenazandotti, a fellow French streamer who appeared alongside Mr Graven in his latest streaming marathon, has requested followers to not share movies of his “final breath” in a submit on Instagram.
