Huawei—French footballer Antoine Griezmann terminated sponsorship over Uyghur surveillance allegations
On December 10, 2020, French national team footballer Antoine Griezmann announced to his 30+ million Instagram followers the immediate termination of his four-year Huawei brand ambassadorship (which began 2017). He stated: 'Following strong suspicions that the Huawei company has contributed to the development of a 'Uighur alert' thanks to facial recognition software, I am announcing the immediate termination of my partnership.' Contract was being negotiated for two-year extension.
Scoring Impact
| Topic | Direction | Relevance | Contribution |
|---|---|---|---|
| Surveillance Technology | +toward | secondary | -0.50 |
| Overall incident score = | -0.029 | ||
Score = avg(topic contributions) × significance (medium ×1) × confidence (0.57)× agency (incidental ×0.1)
Evidence (1 signal)
Antoine Griezmann announced immediate termination of sponsorship over Uyghur surveillance
French footballer announced to 30+ million Instagram followers on December 10, 2020 immediate termination of four-year Huawei brand ambassadorship citing 'strong suspicions' Huawei contributed to 'Uighur alert' facial recognition. Contract was being negotiated for two-year extension.