(AFP) A French court on Monday found an Algerian online influencer guilty of inciting terrorism on TikTok, sentencing him to 18 months in jail.
The 25-year-old man, identified by officials as Youcef A. and known on social media as Zazou Youssef, had been charged in the western city of Brest with “advocating an act of terrorism” on the platform.
Prosecutor Camille Miansoni had recommended a prison sentence of two years for the charge that is punishable by up to seven years.
Youssef appeared in a video posted on the popular platform on December 31 calling for attacks in France and violence in Algeria.
