French streamers sentenced over livestreamed death
Analysis based on 6 articles · First reported Aug 05, 2026 · Last updated Aug 07, 2026
The ruling may increase regulatory scrutiny on streaming platforms like Kick, potentially raising compliance costs and affecting user trust. However, the direct financial impact is limited, as the fines are modest and the platform's market position is niche.
Two French livestreamers, Safine Hamadi and Owen Cenazandotti, received suspended prison sentences from the Nice criminal court for violence and incitement to hatred against Jean Pormanove, known online as Jean Pormanove, during livestreams on the Kick platform. Graven died on August 18, 2025, while the streamers slept; the court did not charge them with manslaughter, attributing his death to poor health and a fragile heart. The case sparked outrage in France and prompted investigations by Regulatory Authority for Audiovisual and Digital Communication and the Paris prosecutor's office into Kick, which is under formal investigation. Hamadi received an 18-month suspended sentence and a €5,000 fine; Cenazandotti received a two-year suspended sentence and a €15,000 fine. Both were banned from posting on social media for six months. The defendants claimed the abuse was scripted and consensual, but the court rejected that defense for the violence and hatred charges. Kick faced criticism for inadequate moderation, and French Digital Affairs Minister Clara Chappaz called the treatment an 'absolute horror.'
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