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The World Population Review revealed that Mexico is among the countries with the highest homicide rates in the world.
The fact that a Mexican youtuber interrupted his live due to the fires is justified by numbers from We Are Social, Hootsuite and DataReportal.
The violence index in Mexico has placed Mexico in the 13th place of the countries with the highest homicide rate in the world and the estimate prepared by the World Population Review establishes that the number of incidents recorded in the country was 29 For each 100 thousand inhabitants. The figures come as background to understand the fires occurred in LionGuanajuato, against Oxxo stores and other businesses, which led to a youtuber to interrupt your live.
The measurement It is an unfortunate incident of how violence is not only measured with estimates, which lead the reputation of the country brand of Mexico to a lousy list, it is also an argument of how these incidents are being reported in content that is not only informative, but now social networks with tools like live broadcasts they are communicating it.
This has a very important piece of information and it is the one that comes from the hand of three important sources: We Are Social, Hoot Suite Y data report. The signatures reveal a very interesting list and it is the percentage of the population of Latin American countries using social networks. Mexico appears with a 78 percentwhile Chile is the country with the largest number of its population dedicated to actively using social networks, with a 92 percent of its dedicated population.
Faced with the reality that exists in any region of the world, social networks have become this opportunity to delve into moments that at the end of the day demonstrate a key role, especially at a time when strategies must be bet around the community, a logic followed by social networks such as YouTube.
Live between fires in León
The city of León recorded various fires and businesses such as Oxxo stores and Guadalajara pharmacy chains, furniture stores and cars were set on fire, as part of criminal activities that media such as Periódico AM described as a night of violence, due to the incidents that spread from the city of León to other capitals such as Celaya and Irapuato.
Information released by the Secretary of Government, Libia D García, the fires at Oxxo stores and other establishments was the result of “a confrontation in a neighboring state with a criminal group. Subjects were identified in two municipalities, who tried to set establishments and cars on fire, I share with you that it is confirmed that there are detainees and the criminal action is contained and under control. There are no injuries,” the official explained on Twitter.
As a result of a confrontation in a neighboring edo with a gpo. criminal, subjects were identified in 2 municipalities who tried to set establishments and cars on fire, I share with you that it is confirmed that there are detainees and the criminal action is contained and under control, there are no injuries https://t.co/bKSv5T7dL9
– Libya Garcia (@LibiaGarciaML) August 10, 2022
In the midst of these incidents, Maufit2 more than 50 thousand subscribers in Youtubewas doing a livewhich at the moment amounts to about 20 thousand reproductionswhile accompanied by Wendy Guevara, a well-known influencer Guanajuato.
Both went to dinner and their transmission was used to read comments from followers and make clarifications about their lives, which are followed on networks.
At one point in the video they are detained at a checkpoint, which is captured by the youtuberwhich upset the influencer Wendy Guevara, as she assured that she was afraid of being caught in the crossfire, since a suspicious truck was in front of them.
Despite the incident, both continued recording, until Guevara received a call in which he alerted his partner that they should take shelter, since the burning of Oxxo stores in the town began to make headlines.
After receiving the fin, the youtuber indicated that he would interrupt the live and asked his followers to take shelter.
This incident reminds us of cases such as Alex Store, who ended up becoming a influencer who transmitted parts of the armed conflict in Ukraine, until he left the place, turning his social media specialized in travel into a war correspondent media.
The role of social networks, due to their active use, makes the media a very important reference in emergency situations, due to the communication capacity they have and the role that content creators end up developing.
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