France's Senate takes on the 'rioters pay' bill after protests

Home Europe To display this content from YouTube, you must enable advertisement tracking and audience measurement. One of your browser extensions seems to be blocking the video player from loading. To watch this content, you may need to disable it on this site. Cover image: French senate 'casseurs-payeurs' bill after violent protests © agences 01:39 Issued on: 27/10/2026 - 15:13 If the French Senate passes this bill, rioters will have to pay for the damage caused during the recent unrest across the country. This "casseurs-payeurs" bill comes in the wake of nationwide violence. This draft law now has an explosive add-on aimed at social media. Senators will vote on whether the government can block platforms that are too slow to act on authorities' reports of dangerous content. Keywords for this article Video content Video Europe Video content Video Sport Video content Video Europe Video content Video Europe Video content Video Europe Video content Video Europe Video content Video Europe Video content Video Europe Video content Video France