daou@lemmy.world to Europe@feddit.orgEnglish · 10 days agoHundreds arrested on suspicion of arson in France as wildfires rage across Europewww.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square5linkfedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down10
arrow-up10arrow-down1external-linkHundreds arrested on suspicion of arson in France as wildfires rage across Europewww.theguardian.comdaou@lemmy.world to Europe@feddit.orgEnglish · 10 days agomessage-square5linkfedilink
minus-squaresnoons@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·10 days agoThis comes merely from headlines I’ve read, but they could have deliberately set the fires to make money on prediction markets. To be clear, I’m not even sure what prediction markets are, as I only read the headline.
minus-squareShadow@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·10 days agoGood thought, they seem to be illegal in France - https://www.france24.com/en/france/20260717-france-orders-internet-service-providers-to-block-access-to-polymarket Not that this would stop anyone determined, but it should reduce the likelihood
This comes merely from headlines I’ve read, but they could have deliberately set the fires to make money on prediction markets.
To be clear, I’m not even sure what prediction markets are, as I only read the headline.
Good thought, they seem to be illegal in France - https://www.france24.com/en/france/20260717-france-orders-internet-service-providers-to-block-access-to-polymarket
Not that this would stop anyone determined, but it should reduce the likelihood