Live on Camera: How Mexico’s Cartel War Turned Influencers into Targets

Mexican content creators are being executed in real time on TikTok and Instagram as rival factions of the Sinaloa Cartel settle scores in public. César Gastélum’s murder outside a fast-food restaurant is only the latest in a string of more than a dozen influencer killings tied to the bloody Chapitos-Mayos split. This episode examines why narco groups now treat social media stars as both propaganda tools and disposable liabilities.