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The demonstrations on October 17, marked by a massive mobilization against the high cost of living, were also overshadowed by violent incidents in several cities in France, leaving the authorities and businesses in a state of chaos and desolation. #Manifestations17Octobre #ViolencesUrbaines #VieChère (translated)

AlertesInfos warned that it would take action against individuals fraudulently using its name, logo, or identity to spread false information by impersonating the media. It stated that it has a direct communication channel with X to quickly report the relevant accounts and request their suspension. The media clarified that a suspension would not preclude possible legal action and that creating new accounts after a suspension could result in a formal notice, a complaint, or legal action, subject to legal conditions. AlertesInfos added that it retains screenshots, links, public account identifiers, and other elements documenting the impersonations, even if the posts or accounts are deleted. It has expressed the desire to hold those responsible for their actions accountable before the relevant authorities. #Avertissement #Usurpation #ProtectionDesDonnées (translated)

Little Think Tank wrote that the municipal police of Marseille were deployed as reinforcement in the city. The account claimed that its officers were not trained to deal with urban violence and that the authorities seemed overwhelmed by the situation. https://t.co/UEyFO4Jhha #Marseille #France #Sécurité (translated)

Press brief reported that, according to figures from the Ministry of the Interior, the mobilization on October 17 brought together 550,000 demonstrators, almost double the record of the Yellow Vests: 282,710 people during Act I on November 17, 2018, which the authorities had then considered their strongest mobilization. #France #Mobilisation #GiletsJaunes (translated)

Despite a very marked anxiety-inducing discourse from the authorities and numerous violations of the freedom to protest (in Repu), I saw an extremely large, calm, and determined demonstration in Paris, in a place where luckily there was more oxygen than tear gas (Boulevard Magenta). (translated)

Mandat Media reported, citing Alertes Infos, that metal barriers had been installed in Paris to block several access points to the Élysée Palace as the national mobilization on October 17 began. The media also indicated that the prefecture had banned unauthorized demonstrations near the Élysée, Matignon, and the Champs-Élysées. #Mobilisation #Élysée #Sécurité (translated)

Nearly 200,000 protesters, including high school students, university students, yellow vests, and farmers, are expected this Saturday, October 17, in France for a day of mobilization, under the watchful eye of the authorities and with the announced presence of left-wing political figures. #Manifestation17Octobre #GiletsJaunes #MobilisationSociale (translated)

Ilan Gabet wrote that the prefecture had banned a planned demonstration near the commemorative stele to honor the Algerians killed by the police on October 17, 1961. He claimed that the French police had beaten to death and shot Algerians who were protesting against a curfew imposed by the French authorities, before throwing their bodies into the Seine. He called this ban disgraceful. #Histoire #Manifestation #Mémoire (translated)

In Liège, the order prohibiting gatherings, implemented by the mayor Willy Demeyer on October 7, will end this Friday at 11:59 PM without the authorities having communicated any assessment of its impact on the security situation. #Liège #InterdictionRassemblement #WillyDemeyer (translated)

Joëlle Dambo, manager of a creperie in Gomené, has filed two new complaints for racist harassment after suffering online attacks and in her village, highlighting the lack of support from local authorities in the face of rising hate. #Racisme #HaineEnLigne #SoutienAuxVictimes (translated)