April Benayoum, runner-up in the 2020 French beauty pageant and Miss Provence is the Year Elect.
Both the French government and the French Association for the Fight against Anti-Semitism today accused Twitter of being responsible for the large number of tweets filled with anti-Semitic rhetoric and spreading hate scandals during the French beauty pageant ceremony that just took place. The criticism focuses on Twitter’s inaction in not only failing to stop the onslaught of anti-Semitic rhetoric, but also in retaining the content of these problematic tweets to this day. Twitter has not responded to France’s official claims to this point. France acknowledges that judicial prosecution of online platforms for violations of the law often runs up against the protection of anonymity.
The French prosecutor in Paris has launched a judicial investigation into the anti-Semitic insult against Miss Provence, the first runner-up in this year’s French centenary pageant, which took place over the weekend. The case is said to involve racial insults and encouragement to spread hatred. The winner of this year’s pageant in France was Miss Normandy Amandine Petit, while the first runner-up was Miss Provence Benaud. Third place went to Miss Côte d’Azur, Lara Gauthier. Because of the media introduction revealed that the first runner-up Miss Provence Benaume’s father is originally from Israel, Benaume has Jewish blood, Twitter that night flooded with insults Benaume, and sarcastic invective pageant ceremony of rude tweets.
The French community was shocked and outraged. That night, Twitter ignited a debate and a flood of anti-Semitic tweets.
French officials intervened that night, with government officials making clear their condemnation of anti-Semitism; the authorities’ determination to severely punish anti-Semitic insults was evident. French officials approached Twitter to hold it accountable. But to this point France has not received a response from Twitter.
According to French youth associations fighting against anti-Semitism, Twitter is responsible for the incident. Twitter has shown its indifference in the face of a flood of anti-Semitic, hate-mongering tweets. Not only did it fail to use filters and bans to stop the proliferation of anti-Semitic tweets at the time of the incident, but it also failed to take steps to stop the spread and mitigate the effects.
French officials accuse Twitter of not exercising its duties in accordance with its own regulations, which explicitly prohibit the dissemination of anti-Semitic and racist tweets and incitement to hatred.
French police will follow a judicial case to detect those responsible for anti-Semitic tweets on Twitter and to identify the tweets.
But according to French officials, the current dilemma is that Twitter has not been as cooperative as promised or hoped to assist in the investigation. Twitter and other online platforms are shrouded in anonymity. French investigations have repeatedly run up against the wall of anonymity.
Several anti-Semitic organizations are outraged that anti-Semitic acts have gone unpunished for so long under the protection of anonymity.
France has previously negotiated with Twitter and other global online platforms, and several have promised to strengthen judicial supervision and cooperation. French experts in this area admit that the network platform is located in the country of justice, and the judicial differences in the place of operation, resulting in Twitter and other network platforms to pursue accountability difficulties. But French officials said the investigation of the identity of the anti-Semitic tweets, to pursue criminal responsibility, never compromise.
This year’s beauty pageant runner-up Miss Provence Bena Oatme today in an exclusive interview, sad about the incident. She said that she did not seek to provoke and provoke anyone. But we are now in the year 2020 and there will be such an incident that will make her sad.
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