A network of Instagram profiles has been identified as promoting attempts to swim around the border fence between Morocco and Ceuta, while offering paid guidance to people seeking help to cross.
The profiles were found by the BBC’s Top Comment podcast, which examined accounts said to be presenting the crossing in an attractive or aspirational way. According to the material supplied, the accounts are connected to paid advice for those looking for assistance with the crossing.
The activity is described as contributing to the Ceuta crisis by using Instagram to circulate content around the route. The central concern raised by the findings is that social media accounts are not only discussing the crossing, but are also monetising advice linked to it.
The material does not identify the operators of the profiles, state how many accounts are involved, or set out whether Instagram or any public authority has taken action in response. No official statement from the platform or from border authorities was included.
The latest information indicates that attention is now focused on the role of Instagram profiles in promoting and commercialising advice connected to the Morocco-Ceuta crossing, with further detail needed on the scale of the network and any response from the authorities or the platform.
