Emmanuel Macron is not tender with TikTok, even if he himself has 3.2 million subscribers on this social network.

The President of the Republic judged this Thursday the Chinese app of a “confusing naivety”, very regulated politically by Beijing, and affirmed that it disseminated “hidden Russian propaganda”.

“The first (psychological) disruptor, the most effective network among children and adolescents, is TikTok”, launched the Head of State during an exchange with professionals in the mental health of young people.

“This network is confusingly naive.

They have 10,000 very well trained guys pushing content.

He knows very well what you like (…) pushes very well done things which are much more innovative than the Americans “, he estimated during this trip to Fontaine-le-Comte, near Poitiers (Vienne) .

“Behind there is a real addiction” of young people.

"This is where you have hidden Russian propaganda"

Fight against school bullying, awareness of autism, health: the Head of State has published several videos on this network, very popular with adolescents.

On TikTok, "I challenge you to find content on what is happening in Xinjiang or otherwise", he denounced in reference to the repression and forced labor of the Uyghurs in this province in the north-east of the country. China.

“This is where you have hidden Russian propaganda,” he added without further details.

Emmanuel Macron made these statements during a visit on board a bus that goes to meet young people across the Vienne department to answer their questions and needs, particularly in terms of health.

This trip was part of a territorial session of the National Council for Refoundation (CNR) on health.



The CNR, initiated by Emmanuel Macron, brings together elected officials, professionals, unions and associations to reform France through consultation.

It is boycotted by the oppositions who see it for the Head of State as a means of circumventing the Assembly where he no longer has an absolute majority.

Accompanied by the Minister of Health François Braun and the Secretary General of the CNR François Bayrou, the Head of State once again praised the merits of the ideas resulting from the consultation, and therefore coming from below, rather than dictated by " circulars”.

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