{"id":390123,"date":"2026-10-21T22:00:07","date_gmt":"2026-10-21T21:00:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/france-protests-is-gen-z-anger-spreading-across-the-world\/"},"modified":"2026-10-21T22:00:07","modified_gmt":"2026-10-21T21:00:07","slug":"france-protests-is-gen-z-anger-spreading-across-the-world","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/france-protests-is-gen-z-anger-spreading-across-the-world\/","title":{"rendered":"France protests: Is Gen Z anger spreading across the world?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.ytimg.com\/vi\/XAjy_XpguGg\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"France protests: Is Gen Z anger spreading across the world?\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/XAjy_XpguGg\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Why are Gen Z protesters out on the streets across the world?<\/p>\n<p>France has just been rocked by some of its worst rioting in modern history.<\/p>\n<p>Thousands have been arrested, young people locked down under curfew and buildings set on fire.<\/p>\n<p>President Emmanuel Macron condemned the violence and said rioters would be brought to justice.<\/p>\n<p>But this extends beyond France. In Belgium, students are on the streets primarily over education. In Spain and Portugal though, housing\u2019s the trigger. And in Italy, it\u2019s the cost of living.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s even spread as far as Albania &#8211; where months of demonstrations turned violent in recent days.<\/p>\n<p>Outside of Europe, Morocco, Madagascar and Indonesia have all seen youth-led protests in the past 12 months.<\/p>\n<p>And India\u2019s \u2018cockroach\u2019 movement of Gen Z protesters has swarmed the country demanding resignations.<\/p>\n<p>So, in this episode of the breakdown we look at what set off France\u2019s worst protests in years, why anger is now appearing across Europe &#8211; and whether it\u2019s all now part of a global Gen Z revolt.<\/p>\n<p>We also speak to Maddie Lily, of Mads Talks Politics, a UK-based Gen Z content creator specialising in politics about why these familiar issues have been resonating with young people.<\/p>\n<p>#genzprotests  #franceprotests  #globalprotests <\/p>\n<p>&#8212;&#8212;-<\/p>\n<p>Presenter: Andrew Misra<br \/>\nProducer: Tyler Anderson<br \/>\nSeries Producer: Joseph Keith<\/p>\n<p>&#8212;&#8212;-<\/p>\n<p>0:00 Introduction<br \/>\n0:48 How it started in France<br \/>\n1:34 Europe&#8217;s Gen Z protests explained<br \/>\n2:18 Worldwide Gen Z pattern?<br \/>\n3:35 Interview with Maddie Lily<br \/>\n5:41 Common issues connecting Gen Z<br \/>\n8:19 Is social media driving it?<\/p>\n<p>&#8212;&#8212;-<\/p>\n<p>Get more news at our site &#8211; https:\/\/www.channel4.com\/news\/ <\/p>\n<p>Subscribe to our Substack newsletter: https:\/\/channel4news.substack.com\/subscribe<\/p>\n<p>Follow us:<br \/>\nTikTok &#8211; https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@c4news<br \/>\nInstagram &#8211; https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/channel4news\/<br \/>\nTwitter &#8211; https:\/\/twitter.com\/Channel4News<br \/>\nFacebook &#8211; https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Channel4News\/<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Why are Gen Z protesters out on the streets across the world? France has just been rocked by some of its worst rioting in modern history. Thousands have been arrested, young people locked down under curfew and buildings set on fire. President Emmanuel Macron condemned the violence and said rioters would be brought to justice. 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