Despite the active and important role played by a number of influencers in communicating the earthquake disaster in Morocco and encouraging support for the victims, not a small amount of the content they provided sparked widespread anger on social media platforms.
The clips that triggered this anger reflected the exploitation of the earthquake disaster by some of these influencers, considering it an opportunity to increase their follower numbers and increase the number of views of their clips to achieve a wider spread.
In its episode on (2023/9/14), Shabakat Program monitored a number of these clips that showed some influencers filming children and those affected while providing them with aid, which was denounced by many because of the violation of the sanctity and privacy of these afflicted.
Subsequently, a number of Moroccans launched campaigns demanding an end to these practices, which spread through social media platforms and the media, conveying the pulse of the street rejecting this exploitation, and including the creativity of cartoonists in expressing this anger and resentment.
Widespread anger
Shabanshat noted some of this anger, including what Abdullah wrote: "Shameen, God is a shame, even in force majeure circumstances Makihshmoush (they are not ashamed), the state must intervene and stop this tampering."
Mohamed Oufkir wrote: "After the spread of this valor until we still know Hado (these) Wash Kaizio or Kitshaw (do they mourn or gloat) especially the state intervenes resolutely and prevents this (this) farces."
As for Mustafa, he tweeted, "Some influencers document the process of providing support to those affected by the Al-Hawz earthquake, and this act is a kind of hypocrisy and embarrassment for the target population of this abstinent operation, so it is preferable to keep it in secret to be better and more beneficial to them, especially if we know that there are crisis traders who take advantage of this tragedy to spend their goals."
For her part, Makiam asked in her post: "I wanted to understand one need, these influencers allegedly have a grill to help (those influencers who went to help), and what is the donation cake? (Do they eat from donations), Wash Kitadhasu (Do they crowd) with the victims in tents? Wash Kinso (Do they sleep) on stalls and covers for me (mattresses and covers that) donated by people? However, they are not imagining Yaklo drinking and drinking Vapor (for free), what is the benefit of their lives?"
In return, Duha, an ophthalmologist and social activist, posted an awareness video asking some children not to allow anyone to exploit them through photography or kissing.