Salinas Pliego sues famous social media users for causing Banco Azteca to lose money

Azteca Bankowned by tycoon Ricardo Salinas Pliego, filed a lawsuit in CaliforniaUnited States (US), against users of Facebook, YouTube, X and Google on the grounds that they caused it to lose money.

The banking institution accuses these users of orchestrating a disinformation campaign which resulted in multi-million dollar losses.

Since the beginning of the year, various publications on social networks They would have spread falsehoods about the alleged bankruptcy of Banco Aztecausing the hashtag #bancoaztecaenquiebra.

This misinformation has been described by the entity as “financial terrorism” and has had a significant impact on customer confidence, resulting in the loss of 7% of deposits, equivalent to approximately $1 billion, and 800,000 accounts affected.

Legal procedure

The demand of Salinas Pliego It was initially introduced in Jalisco, Mexicobut in April, Banco Azteca moved it to California, headquarters of major technology companies such as Meta (owner of Facebook), YouTube, Google and X.

This strategic decision seeks to take advantage of the legal remedy called “Authorization of Discovery for Use in Foreign Proceeding” to obtain data from the owners of the accused accounts, who operate anonymously, making their identification difficult.

Let us remember that on more than one occasion the third richest man in Mexico had hinted that he would take such a measure to track down the person or persons who, according to his perception, orchestrated a campaign against him.

What are you seeking with the lawsuit?

In addition to seeking the identification of those responsible, Banco Azteca requested the removal of posts and accounts that violated the disinformation policies of the technology platforms.

The agency argues that these posts not only violate Meta and X’s internal policies, but also violate Mexican laws that penalize the dissemination of fake news with the potential to cause economic disruption.

Between the accounts investigated La Catrina Norteña, El Chapucero, Consumer Defense, Alberto Rudo, Hanz Salazar, Red AMLO Mx, Morena New York and La Verdad Noticias are identified as the main disseminators of the alleged disinformation campaign against Banco Azteca.

I am Juan Pablo Chaidez Aispuro, a graduate in journalism from the UAS who life led to specialize in content creation to generate traffic on different channels. Since I was a child I liked newscasts and staying informed, today, I consider myself more of a publicist. I gained some experience in the sports area of ​​​​Noroeste and as a radio reporter at Informativo Puro Sinaloa. In 2020 I joined the ranks of DEBATE, months later I became a web editor at Debate.com.mx. I am an apprentice and passionate about music, I am also fascinated by photography, travel, gastronomy, technology, astronomy, multiplatform content creation and helping whoever I can with my work. I always have my sights set on the highest, but family and real friends come first.

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