evidence: The French president reportedly said: "We have to think about the social networks, about the bans we'll have to put in place. When things get out of control, we might need to be able to regulate or cut them off." [...] There was a widespread rumour that the government had already restricted social media access in France over the weekend, as the riots raged. [...] Digital Transition Minister Jean-Noel Barrot's office on Wednesday told on France Inter that cutting off social networks was "not on the table".