Mexico accuses Youtuber Mrbeast of exploiting the permission of the Mayan Pyramids

Mexico is seeking compensation from the United States on YouTube Mrbeast and a production company, accusing them of exploiting the old pyramids in the country to achieve commercial gains.

The video shows the “2000 -year -old old temples” and his team to explore the ancient Mayan cities, with a statement by the local authorities.

But in one part of the video, which has received more than 60 million views per week, Mrbeast announces its chocolate product as “Maya candy” and urges viewers to buy it.

The authorities said that although they had given permission to YouTube to photograph at sites, they did not allow profit use. Mrbeast actor denied some accusations.

“No advertising materials have been photographed on any archaeological sites supervised by INAH (National Institute of Anthropology and History),” BBC told BBC.

In the video, it appears that the scene that promotes the light meal of chocolate was filmed on the influential camping site.

The spokesperson also said that the video “was supposed to highlight the dear Mayan sites in Mexico”, and that “it is unfortunate that this has turned into a political issue – we hope that it will lead to a fruitful dialogue and encourage people to visit these unique historical treasures.”

On Wednesday, Mexico President Claudia Shinbom called for an investigation into the conditions according to which the photography permit was granted.

In the video comment, Mrbeast – his real name is Jimmy Donaldson – thanks to Mexican tourism and government authorities for the permit to photograph at sites, with links to his chocolate product.

The video appears to him and his team to explore the restricted access fields in the Maya cities in Calclu and Chicena Etza. At some point, he says, “I cannot believe that the government allows us to do so.”

It also appears that it appears to descend into a pyramid from a helicopter and in another scene that is shown on dealing with an old mask before the Spanish.

But the heritage authorities said that these were “false assurances” and accused Youtube of providing wrong information. He said that Mrbeast never kept a real mask before the Spanish, and it appears that there was intense editing after production in the video-such as the helicopter scene.

“All of these are wrong assurances that obey the playing play.”

On Thursday, Mexican Minister of Culture Claudia Cori de Ekaza said, although she authorized Mrbeast to photograph, but she never allowed the publication of wrong information or the use of heritage site pictures to announce brands.

She said: “We reject any commercial hunt that distorts the value of archaeological sites, which is a legacy of our original cultures and the pride of our nation.”

She added that although Mexico was open to the content that contributes to “knowing and spreading the archaeological and cultural heritage of Mexico” it was against those who “benefit from the willingness of institutions.”

She said that Einah would consider “administrative penalties” against the production company Full Circle Media, which issued the declaration of filming. BBC sought to comment from the company.

Mrbeast, which is called YouTube, is the most expanded to the person on the platform, with 395 million followers. A video of the pyramids was published on May 10.