Egypt cracks down on TikTok influencers
Egyptian authorities have detained dozens of popular teenage TikTok creators in recent weeks, accusing them of "violating family values&
French Interior Minister Bruno Retailleau accused Algeria of trying to humiliate France after it refused entry to an Algerian national being deported for inciting violence via social media. The influencer, arrested in Montpellier, was denied entry upon his Thursday arrival in Algiers and returned to France. This incident is part of a broader tension, with France recently arresting four Algerian social media influencers under similar charges.
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