Emotion is struggling to subside in Tunisia, where five influencers were sentenced to prison terms ranging from one and a half to four and a half years in prison. Together, these personalities have several hundred thousand fans on TikTok and Instagram, many of whom struggle to understand and accept the basis of these court decisions.
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With our correspondent in Tunis, Amira Souilem
Loves, trips, choreographies, evenings, lascivious poses, marriages, divorces and headaches… Hundreds of thousands of Tunisians followed the daily ups and downs of the lives of these five influencers. Justice has decided to signal the end of virtual recreation. The cause, according to her: attacks on morals, obscenities and a bad influence on young people.
The case which is creating the most excitement among Tunisian Internet users is that of Lady Samara, pseudonym of a young woman with a million followers on Instagram, whose last post announced her pregnancy. On TikToksome are calling for his release.
“ We all know that Samara has a good heart, she is a good person, always there for others to help them as much as she can. A lot of us are upset, enraged by all this, it’s really very painful “, proclaims an Internet user. “ Yes, it’s true that she said bad words sometimes, but it was to make us laugh. When we’re not feeling well, we go to Lady Samara’s account and we know we’re going to laugh. She makes me laugh so much and I love her a lot. I couldn’t imagine that she would be sentenced to three and a half years in prison », adds another.
The Tunisian Ministry of Justice published a press release in which it announced that legal proceedings could be taken against any person broadcasting “ content that harms moral values “.
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