Petition to ban French right-wing TV channel clears 500,000 signatures after racist killing
A petition calling for right-wing television channel CNews to be taken off-air cleared half a million signatures on Monday after a Frenchman shot and killed a French national of Congolese origin and wounded seven others.
Key points
- Critics say the channel, often compared to Fox News, is a platform for anti-immigrant sentiments.
Support for the petition has surged since last month's shooting of a Black man by a reported avid viewer of CNews.
The 39-year-old shooter is believed to have been an avid watcher of CNews, which is owned by ultra-conservative billionaire Vincent Bolloré and has been accused of promoting far-right anti-immigrant views.
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