“And we have elements which confirm that Russia is also trying to manipulate influencers in other European countries, including France,” he continued, while the newspaper Le Monde reported on Wednesday thousands of influencers, including French, approached by people close to the Kremlin to spread pro-Russian propaganda.
This daily quotes “a source within the French intelligence services” who claims that more than 2,000 European content producers were contacted. “Around twenty of them, including nine French people, would have accepted the deal,” writes Le Monde.
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“Investigations are underway and we call on content creators, like their subscribers, to be extremely vigilant regarding these threats which weigh on our public debate,” also declared Jean-Noël Barrot.
“And in this area, we must be resolute, keep our cool. We must understand the threat. Put up a united front and choose the tools to respond to it,” he also reacted, specifying that France has strengthened its tools “to detect and characterize digital interference”.
