Then the law enforcement knocks the door it's already too late. Those articles is the intimidation tactics for now.

> People can write politically motivated things on HN too.

Sure, and that would be a problem if that was 1) targeted and 2) originated from the people with connections.

Do you have evidence of this conspiracy between these French newspaper owners, editors, and writers, and the French government?

Several advocacy groups spoke up about it, even explain how that works, yes. Here are a few:

https://eu.boell.org/en/2024/04/25/press-freedom-france

https://ipi.media/france-media-freedom-threats-capture/