France's move to block TikTok in New Caledonia amid violent clashes sparks controversy
The French government is facing legal challenges after it blocked social media platform Tiktok in New Caledonia after a wave of violence prompted a state of emergency to be declared. Violent clashes have raged in the South Pacific archipelago - an overseas part of France - since Monday, leaving five dead and over a hundred injured. Two police officers were among the fatalities in the worst spate of violence in the territory since 1988. The suspension of TikTok would be the first time in France and the European Union that an entire social media platform has been shut down by authorities. French...