A major movement takes shape on social networks, with calls to paralyze the country from September 10. This date was chosen to demonstrate against the public finance recovery plan proposed by François Bayrou, which includes in particular the freezing of social benefits and the abolition of two holidays.
This anger movement is emerging on Tiktok, Instagram and Facebook. September 10, 2025 became the rallying date for those who do not digest the economy plan of François Bayrou. Social networks are flooded with messages calling for action: “General boycott. To make them bend, if we touch the economy, it is the best of means. “They advocate a total stop of activities:” More schools, more metro, more purchases, more delivery. A citizen blackout. “
More than just a manifestation, these citizens want to stop running “the system”. “A machine that grinds us”, we can read on the website that was created a few days ago to detail the methods of action and identify the places of mobilization. Several accounts on social networks are now dedicated only to making this call heard without anyone knowing who hides behind. A movement that is said to be apolitical, spontaneous, stirring social anger. This necessarily recalls that of the yellow vests in 2018. Even if despite hundreds of thousands of views, it is complicated to gauge that will really follow this call for blocking.
The government has an eye on this call
The government has an eye on the phenomenon. “I do not believe in the convergence of struggles usually, but there, I do not see how it goes,” confides a relative of the Prime Minister who fears the explosion of social anger. So behind the scenes, some push François Bayrou introduced a tax on the highest income or superprofits to appease this feeling of tax injustice. A anger which, beyond the call for blocking of September 10, has been expressed on social networks for a few weeks through the keywords “it is Nicolas who pays” or “the beggars”.
“We watch, we look very carefully,” confide several sources in the ministries, Without panic for the moment. A government advisor even tries to reassure himself: “It is a viral movement. I do not see how it turns into physical mobilization.” This Bayrou plan must be discussed and debated at the start of the school year with a threat of censorship that hangs over the Prime Minister.
