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Shell Station’s ‘Abduction’ Video Taken Down as Raízen Condemns and Judge Intervenes

A judge intervened after feminist journalists complained that the clip echoed a trend normalizing violence against women.

Overview

  • Shell Crespo (Erich Wagner y Cía. S.R.L.) removed the Instagram reel and issued a public apology acknowledging the content was inappropriate and could be read as endorsing gender violence.
  • Raízen, Shell’s brand licensor in Argentina, repudiated the video and said it will take the necessary measures in response to the incident.
  • Aixa Contenido Digital said it ideated, produced and published the piece, adding that its community manager appears as the woman in the video and accepting responsibility for the execution.
  • Feminist journalists from Entre Ríos filed a formal complaint through the provincial Office of Gender Violence, and Crespo Justice of the Peace Vanesa Visconti took action under provincial law.
  • Media identified a similar clip at a YPF station in Marcos Juárez tied to the ‘Ahí viene la CM’ trend; YPF condemned the video and is evaluating sanctions, including ending the operator’s contract and dismissing involved staff.