Experts say the measure, covered by France's anti-terror law, is being used too broadly to target minorities.
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00:00French authorities are using discretionary powers under an anti-terror law to keep those
00:06they deem to be potential security threats away from the Olympics.
00:11Those subject to the measures are largely from minority backgrounds, particularly from
00:16former French colonies.
00:19Many have been forbidden from leaving their neighborhoods and ordered to report to police
00:23on a daily basis.
00:2521-year-old bank apprentice Amine, who was born in France, is among those affected.
00:31He is not allowed to leave his South Paris suburb despite having no criminal record.
00:56Amine was flagged to police after posting a TikTok video in October of him wearing a
01:01Deportivo Palestino t-shirt and making obscene gestures towards the Eiffel Tower, which was
01:07lit in Israeli colors following the October 7th attacks.
01:11However, he was also falsely linked with an account on the video sharing app Rave, which
01:16posted decapitation images and comments expressing a desire to join a terror group and kill LGBTQ
01:23plus people.
01:26French Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin says the restrictions are in place to prevent
01:31very dangerous people from attacking the Games.
01:35He claims minorities aren't being singled out and that people suspected of left or right
01:40wing extremism are under surveillance too.