Vigilia was mandated by a France-based political influencer to help him restore a video he psoted on TikTok, which the platform wrongfully removed.

The video in question is a satirical representation of far-right politician Jordan Bardella practicing voodoo magic on a doll representing his ertswhile political ally Marine Le Pen, who could be bared from running the 2027 presidential elections if an appeals court upholds the first-instance court's sentence in a case of misappropriation of public funds.

TikTok removed the video under its "glorification of violence" policy. The influencer then filed an appeal, arguing that the content was well within the bounds of satirical political commentary and not, in any way, glorifying or advocating violence. The platform initially overturned its initial decision, but a few hours later, without providing any explanations, decided to remove the content once again, without offering any option to challenge the decision.

On Jan. 3rd 2025, the influencer therefore mandated Vigilia to challenge TikTok's curtailment of his freedom of expression, as well as the absence of effective remediation mechanism. A case was filed that same day with User Rights, an out-of-court dispute settlement body certified by the German Bundesnetzagentur under Article 21 of the Digital Services Act.