They deserve to pay every dime of it. They exploited this man's torture with full knowledge of what they were doing to him on stream after multiple complaints

Should get double finned for torturing Jean + Raja almost beating someone to death on stream.

The title kinda buries the lede there. I thought it was ridiculous to fine a platform just because a streamer happened to die on camera, but no, they were streaming months long abuse and torture of this guy at the hands of his co-streamers.

Good thing Sauber is becoming Audi next season. That’s a lot of money for a title sponsor to lose (and it sounds like they deserve to lose it).

You are out of frame, Donny

It is insane how it is even possible to live stream the torture of someone for months without any law enforcement getting involved.

The fuck

Money truly justifies all.

Was it real or simulated? I haven't seen any article make a definitive statement.

They kinda did. The dudes were taken in as part of an ongoing investigation but were then released. I can see why it’s fared for the cops when even the victims are saying it’s by their own choice. But it’s no excuse for kick.

French streamer’s on-air death provokes outcry as authorities probe allegations of abuse

The death of a French streamer during an extended broadcast prompted soul-searching and controversy, as a government minister said he had been “humiliated and mistreated for months” on air and a judicial investigation delves into alleged abuse.

CTVNews (www.ctvnews.ca)

The investigation, opened in December, is looking into “deliberate violence against vulnerable persons” and “spreading recordings of images related to offences involving deliberate violations of physical integrity,” Martinelli’s statement said. It did not specify why Pormanove could be considered vulnerable.

The statement said two co-streamers allegedly involved in the case were briefly taken into custody in January but were released pending further investigation.

In parallel, the Nice prosecutor said, investigators interviewed Pormanove and one of his co-streamers who both appeared to be victims of violence and humiliation. They “strongly denied being victims of violence, stating that the events were staged in order to `generate a buzz’ and make money.”

Can somebody explain to me why, emotions aside, the French guy is not responsible for his own choices? Unless it comes to light that he was coerced into staying on the show, why are other parties being held responsible instead of himself?

I'm not looking to be controversial, I'm honestly curious if there's some rational logic to it that I can understand, or this is all emotional.

Other parties are being held responsible for what?

Well the article is about the platform potentially being fined 49M, so... whatever charge they're being fined for?

“Salut maman, Comment tu vas ? Coincé pour un moment avec son jeu de mort, avait-il déclaré. Ça va trop loin. J’ai l’impression d’être séquestré avec leur concept de merde. J’en ai marre, je veux me barrer, l’autre il veut pas, il me séquestre”. (“Hey Mom, how are you? Stuck for a while with his death game,” he said. “This is going too far. I feel like I’m being held captive with their shitty concept. I’m fed up, I want to get out, the other guy doesn’t want me, he’s holding me captive.”)

Source

Well. Devil's advocate, they are holding the streaming service responsible because they didn't block the stream, which presumably would presumably disrupt the streamer's actions. I don't personally think Kick should be responsible at all.

From libé article:

Raphaël Graven, 46, known under the pseudonym Jean Pormanove, died near Nice during a live broadcast on August 18 on the Australian video platform Kick after more than 12 days of live streaming showing him and another man being assaulted and humiliated by two people. Followed by nearly 200,000 viewers, the “Jeanpormanove” channel had for months shown Raphaël Graven being insulted, beaten, having his hair pulled, threatened, and even being shot at without protection with paintball projectiles. According to the channel’s promoters, the content was staged.

Deputy Minister for Digital Affairs Clara Chappaz on Tuesday announced her intention to sue the Kick platform for “breach.” She made the announcement after a meeting convened at Bercy with officials from several ministries (Justice, Interior, Economy) and two independent authorities, accusing Kick of violating the 2004 Digital Trust law.

Because they profited from his torture and subsequent death?

To your point though, they aren't responsible in the moral sense that you're implying. However, they committed a crime when they platformed, promoted and profited from it.

Okay, you asked why others are held responsible and not the dead guy and what is the logic behind it.

I don't get what's not to get about that.

The platform didn't put a stop to torture on their platform. They are responsible for that.

The others streamers tortured a guy to death. They are responsible for that.

What exactly do you think the the dead guy is responsible for?

I feel completely out of the loop when stuff like this happens.

I went looking around and found an article that expanded a lot on this topic, https://maxread.substack.com/p/who-killed-jean-pormanove