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* Who: Maeva Ghennam, a French influencer with over 3 million Instagram followers and 2.5 million Snapchat followers.
* What: She was fined €150,000 by a Paris criminal court for failing to disclose sponsored content in her videos between January 2020 and November 2023. This included promoting financial products, sports betting, aesthetic treatments, teeth whitening, and clothing without indicating she was being paid.
* Why: She violated French law requiring influencers to clearly label sponsored content. The court noted she earned up to €1,500 per video and possibly €60,000 per month.
* Complication: Ghennam was unable to appear in court as she is currently prohibited from leaving the United Arab Emirates due to an unspecified dispute.
* Refusal to Settle: She rejected a previous settlement offer of a €120,000 fine from the fraud repression agency (DGCCRF). She admitted to exaggerating product benefits and even promoting financial products she hadn’t invested in herself.