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The week in brief, the records to read, the themes month by month, the public figures named, the arguments and the removals, for the whole corpus or one country; then each tool, to go further.

126
tracked channels
70.8k
tracked videos
29.2k
transcribed videos
4M
classified sentences
12.8M
comments
2.4k
vanished videos preserved
Seven days of content on YouTube and TikTok · 28 September to 4 October 2026

Political YouTube and TikTok, the last week in brief

The whole observatory condensed: the synthesis of the last seven days, the records to read, the themes, the public figures named, the arguments and the removals; each cell has its country, the switch below sets the whole panel.

674
videos published
522
transcribed
275
records
190
hours of speech
51.6M
views
The synthesis of the week
France, Quebec and United States · 28 September – 4 October 2026
Period
The synthesis proposed by our local model · last 7 days

Debates on Mediapart revelations, insecurity and the economic crisis

The content mainly addresses democratic tensions, security, and the economy. In France, left-wing channels denounce systemic racism and police repression, while the far-right emphasizes insecurity and judicial leniency. Positions differ regarding the authenticity of Mediapart's investigations into Jordan Bardella. Economically, left-wing social demands contrast with far-right calls for reduced public spending and libertarian financial advice.

France Dominant topics include Jordan Bardella's writings, insecurity in certain neighborhoods, and the crisis in the educational system. Left-wing channels analyze far-right communication and social inequalities. The far-right denounces state failure and the instrumentalization of youth. One conspiracy theory channel mentions a restriction of public liberties via Europe.

Quebec Discussions focus on the Canadian economic crisis, bureaucratic management, and the judicial system. Far-right and conspiracy channels analyze the attractiveness of the United States and corporate bankruptcies. The far-right also criticizes the justice system and opposes affirmative action in criminal sentencing.

The synthesis in full and the daily syntheses

Topics of the claims in 275 records: Institutions and democracy (16%), Economy and labour (13%), Security and justice (12%), Education and culture (9%).

The records to readAll the videos

The most viewed videos of the week, in each country, whose content synthesis is produced by our local model; each opens in a side panel.

Quebec88 videos
United States197 videos
The themes, month by month Since 2016
August 2025 – October 2026 · mean share, per video, of the political sentences on each theme
Orientation
  1. Authority 12.3%
  2. Equality and inequality 8.7%
  3. Democracy 8.1%
  4. Distrust of the state 7.0%
  5. Environment 5.5%
  6. Technology 5.4%
  7. Tradition 5.2%
  8. Progress 5.2%
  9. Immigration 2.2%

October 2026: mean over 76 videos; each video counts once. Since 2016

The public figures most named The ranking
June – October 2026 · ranking balanced by country, each country counts once
List
  1. Donald Trump 1,152
  2. Jordan Bardella 936
  3. Emmanuel Macron 626
  4. Jean-Luc Mélenchon 682
  5. Jeffrey Epstein 232
  6. Marine Le Pen 553

Number of transcribed sentences naming them; bar: channel orientation; line: twelve months. Closed list of public figures. The full ranking

The arguments of the moment By theme
Gone from the platforms… All
  1. Video creator's analysis of the geographical and social origins of the radical leftLAPIN DU FUTUR · unavailable, no reason given · 3 October 2026
  2. ADIEU ET PARDONLAPIN DU FUTUR · made private · 3 October 2026
  3. Street interview in Châtelet on ecology and its political affiliationVA Plus · unavailable, no reason given · 3 October 2026
  4. Critique of Left-Wing Feminism and Debate on Immigration and ViolenceLAPIN DU FUTUR · made private · 3 October 2026

118 videos removed in 120 days; a video transcribed before its removal keeps its record.

Latest transcripts13 min ago
Updated every hour; the last seven days, recomputed every day. The collection figures are in the counter, bottom left.
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