An Algerian blogger who urged his followers to "burn alive, kill and rape" in France was taken into custody on Monday ahead of a trial set for early March. On Friday, Brahim was arrested outside the southeastern city of Grenoble after publishing a video urging followers to "burn alive,

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.

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 French interior minister has announced the arrest of a social media influencer from Algeria who is accused of calling for attacks in France.

“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