The social network has announced that it has suspended the accounts of several French influencers. The latter are the subject of a complaint, filed by a group of victims, who accuse them of deceptive practices and fraud.
It’s over for influencers Laurent Correira and Marc and Nadé Blata. Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, has announced per tweet on January 26, 2023 having deleted the accounts of French influencers. “ The rules of our platforms are clear and prohibit fraudulent and misleading content intended to mislead our users “, Meta clarified in his message. The influencers were all 3 targeted by a complaint for organized fraud and breach of trust.
“Fraudulent and misleading” content
Numerama also verified that the accounts in question were no longer available on the platform. That of Laurent “Billionaire” Correira, who had 3.2 million subscribers, that of Marc Blata, who had 4.2 million, and his wife, Nadé Blata, 2.8 million followers, are all ” unavailable “says Instagram when trying to go to their page.
In detail, the complaint filed by the collective AVI (Help for the Victims of Influencers) accuses the influencers of ” fraud in an organized gang and breach of trust”announced by Press release of the plaintiffs’ law firm.
The complaint mainly targets the NFT Animoon project, promoted by Marc and Nadé Blata on their social networks. Despite several thousand participants in the project and more than 6.5 million dollars collected, the project never saw the light of day. The lawyers of the AVI collective indicate that it is ” suspected to be a scam ” : the project ” promised very significant gains and benefits to early investors “, such as ” $2,500 offered monthly for life, luxury clothing and trips to Japan “. The participants in the project would never have received the promised gifts, according to the law firm.
The other project targeted by the complaint is the Blatagang, a Telegram channel in which Marc Balta and his wife would have offered their fans to do ” copy trading “. The technique, which consists of following ” signals from other traders, is actually risky and there is no guarantee participants can make a fortune, contrary to what the two influencers would have told their fans.
Surprisingly, the account of Jazz Correira, Laurent’s wife, is still active, we were able to confirm. The reality TV star, who has 4 million subscribers, has however been pinned on several occasions for questionable product placements. The account of influencer Dylan Thiry, with 1.5 million followers, is also still online, while the latter is targeted by “ a complaint for fraud and breach of trust for having embezzled money raised with his association Pour nos enfants », said the plaintiffs’ lawyer to BFMTV.
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