French authorities were on Sunday holding two Algerians who have wide followings on social media platform TikTok on suspicion of inciting terror, after they allegedly published posts urging acts of violence in France.

Police in France have arrested three Algerians, described by authorities as social media influencers, who are accused of posting videos inciting violence.

French authorities have arrested three Algerian influencers living in France for making violent statements on social media. This comes as tensions are running high between France and Algeria.

“Zazou Youssef” and “Imad Tintin” have joined “the war waged in France by the Algerian regime”, Chawki Benzehra, an Algerian dissident who took refuge in France after taking part in pro-democracy demonstrations in 2019, told AFP. He accused the Algerian authorities of mobilising a “significant” number of influencers calling for “violence”.

A police dragnet in France has swept up three Algerians described by authorities as social media influencers who are accused of posting videos inciting violence

French Interior Minister Bruno Retailleau has accused Algeria of attempting to “humiliate France” after the North African country refused entry to a deported Algerian national, reported AP.

French police have apprehended three Algerian social media influencers for allegedly posting incendiary videos amidst strained France-Algeria relations. The arrests, in different French cities, highlight ongoing diplomatic tensions and legal actions for promoting violence online,

The arrest in Montpellier, southern France, and two others in the Alpine city of Grenoble and the western port city of Brest come amid renewed turbulence in the often complicated relationship ...