Ambassador of the Huawei brand since 2018, Antoine Griezmann has just been violently arrested on social networks. In question, the recent investigation which reveals the dark role played by the brand in the trafficking of the Uyghur community by the Chinese government …
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Since his arrival at FC Barcelona in the summer of 2019, we cannot say that Antoine Griezmann is living a dream period. In his first season, the former Atletico Madrid player delivered some pretty disappointing performances and was even at the heart of rumors of tension between him and club star Lionel Messi. And for his second season under the colors of the Catalan club, things started like last season and, even if things have been a little better in recent weeks, the Frenchman’s record remains disappointing for the moment with a total of 3 goals and 2 assists in 10 La Liga games…
A vast investigation that tarnishes Huawei’s image
While his performances are very often closely scrutinized, which does not prevent some football legends from publicly destroying the Frenchman, life off the pitch seems just as complicated for the 2018 world champion. A few weeks ago , the statements of his entourage about his relationship with Messi have shaken Barça, to such an extent that the six-fold Ballon d’Or had to respond in cash to these statements … And today, it’s another matter of greater importance which taints the image of the French.
Since 2018, Antoine Griezmann has been one of the ambassadors of the Huawei brand, one of the current heavyweights in the smartphone market. Like the biggest shoe contracts with football players, the brand has made the Barcelonan a very present muse on advertising posters and TV spots. Problem: the Huawei brand is in turmoil today because it is accused of helping Chinese government monitor Uyghur community using facial recognition technologies.
Griezmann is asked to end his collaboration with the brand
This is what emerges in recent hours from a vast survey conducted by IPVM and the Washington Post. As a reminder, this Turkic people of about one million individuals, mostly of Sunni Muslim religion, live in the autonomous region of Xianjang, in China, where they are believed to be there. suppressed through “Rehabilitation and vocational training camps”, in other words, concentration camps. A drama that had strongly sensitized the whole world a few months ago… Within these camps, the Chinese government would employ several monitoring devices to ensure that no Uyghurs leave the perimeter. And among the technological devices used by the Chinese government, some are said to involve hardware produced by Huawei.
A revelation which therefore risks greatly tarnishing the image of the brand, and consequently harming the image of Antoine Griezmann. On Instagram, the page ouighours.news The Frenchman has just questioned about this investigation: the collective thus asks Antoine Griezmann to cease all collaboration with Huawei. Accompanied by the hashtag #FreeUyghurs, which saw the light of day several months ago, the message is therefore addressed to the Blaugrana, but also to the singer Zara Larsson, another brand ambassador.
Update: the star of the Blues will break his contract with Huawei
The case will not take long to gain enormously, to such an extent that a very strong decision has just been taken by the Frenchman: he has just announced on social networks that he was going to stop this collaboration with Huawei. Not wishing to endorse these acts, the press release issued by the Barça player calls on Huawei to “take concrete action as quickly as possible to condemn this mass repression”.
Antoine Griezmann announces he is cutting all ties with long-time sponsor Huawei owing to their alleged involvement in facilitating the persecution of the Uyghurs. #Respect✌ pic.twitter.com/5GY2LPGXpM
– BarçaTimes (@BarcaTimes) December 10, 2020
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