As the mobilization continues in France, several French Youtubers, streamers and influencers have also taken positions. Several of them posted messages on social networks in support of the strikers and against the use of 49.3, used by the government to push through the pension reform.
Streamer Billy, also known as RebeuDeter, was among the first influencers to denounce the rejection of the motions of censure on Twitter. ” I wonder what democracy we have left in this country when we are represented by a whole political system that always acts according to the interests of the elites and never those of the people. he says.
Same observation on the side of the web videographer and influencer with 4 million followers Léna Situations who writes on Instagram, “ Shame » to comment the rejection of motions of censure. Or the web videographer, actor, singer, screenwriter and French director Freddy Gladieux who publishes “ Strength to the strikers and even more to the difficult jobs “.
French influencers call on their community to react
This is also the case of Youtuber Seb with 5 million subscribers who was nevertheless in the middle of a video documentary shot with a team of scientists in the heart of the glaciers of Kyrgyzstan which are currently suffering the brunt of global warming. ” Now is the time not to let go “, he wrote on Twitter after the announcement of the rejection of the motion of censure. Then questioned by an Internet user on the legitimacy of his message concerning a subject that would not concern him, the influencer reacts immediately. ” To believe that we have no darons “, that is to say of parents, ” who have been working since the age of 15 us too, and who have messed up their health? he retorts.
The Youtuber takes the opportunity to relay on his networks the links of several strike funds by encouraging his followers to send donations in order to support the mobilization of employees.
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The French streamer Arkunir, a great specialist in “ratios” on social networks. This practice consists in stealing the limelight of a tweet by another tweet published in comment. The objective is then to obtain more “likes” than the original publication which was posted by an Internet user. And at this little game, Arkunir has become a master by beating Twitter boss Elon Musk on his own turf last November. Since Monday, the French streamer, with its worldwide reputation and 600,000 subscribers, has been inviting its community to “ relay videos as much as possible “demonstrating, according to him, this flight” police violence. »
Some influencers are reluctant to take a stand, such as the youtuber Inoxtag, who, after deleting a tweet criticizing the reform, published a series of messages on Tuesday. ” I am on your side and if it is necessary to share tweets or pots for the strikers I will do it “, he comments on Twitter.
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