Online platform ‘Kick’ under scrutiny after death of French streamer | AFP

Australian streaming platform Kick has come under scrutiny in France after a 46-year-old Frenchman died on 18 August during a 12-day livestreaming marathon on his channel.

The channel specialised in showing the man, Raphael Graven, known online as "Jean Pormanove" or "JP", enduring abuse and humiliation from other participants.

French digital affairs minister Clara Chappaz has said the government will sue the platform, accusing it of breaking a 2004 law regulating online content.

French prosecutors have also announced an investigation into whether Kick "knowingly" broadcast videos of "deliberate attacks on personal integrity".

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