Touche pas à mon poste!" show broadcast on December 7, 2021: response to plaintiffs
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Arcom was alerted to comments made about political figures on the program Touche pas à mon poste! shown on December 7, 2021 on C8.
It took the view that, although the sequence contained outrageous remarks, it could not be considered as constituting a breach by the channel of its ethical obligations relating to human rights. Indeed, it fell within the scope of political polemics, without exceeding the limits of freedom of expression, as case law consistently holds that public figures are more exposed to criticism.
Furthermore, the host's comments were tempered on several occasions by one of the female presenters on set.
Consequently, the AMF did not take any action against the publisher.