Javier Tebas battle with X Community Notes (Twitter): “He’s a liar”

Controversy over League And pirate football It appears that there is still a long way to go before completion, despite the fact that the legal issue has already been more than clarified. However, the conflict has now focused on public comments Javier Tebas and his posts on X (Twitter), which are constantly debunked in Community Notes.

Let us recall that first the press received a message that, by a decision of the Barcelona court, Internet operators must transfer to LaLiga the IP addresses and personal data of everyone who consumed pirated football.

IN Hypertext We have explained to you that this is very far from the truth. In fact, the question was intended to identify only those who engage in a practice known as cardsharing. Something that was ratified by the Spanish judiciary this week.

“The operative part of the order issued by the judge of the Commercial Court 8 of Barcelona requires TV operators to provide personal data only of those who illegally share their content, that is, only card sharers who redistribute the signal to third parties and profit from this, and not from those who only defrauds the fee,” the judge explained. However, public statements by Javier Tebas seem to lead us to believe that this problem also affects end users. This has led to a flurry of comments from the community on X (Twitter) denying this.

In a recent interview with Movistar Plus+Haver Tebas said the following:

“The question is simple. The Commercial Court of Barcelona has ruled that television operators or internet providers, which are telecommunications companies in that country, are required to provide LaLiga with customers who contact it a number of IP addresses that LaLiga its anti-piracy team intends to provide. These IP addresses are obviously where football and other content is broadcast, but above all La Liga football, completely free of charge and sometimes for a fee. This commitment will mean that La Liga will know who the customers are who are watching illegal football and will be able to bring a claim against them for damages.”

A post on X (Twitter) with these statements has a community note, adding context and refuting what was said by Javier Tebas. “The Order only mentions that operators will have to provide data from those who access servers for DISTRIBUTION (those who broadcast matches) broadcasts, and not from clients who connect to CONSUME (spectators),” social network users indicated. . .

But the story doesn’t end there.

Community Notes X (Twitter) vs. Javier Tebas

In his personal account on X (Twitter), Javier Tebas has made a series of publications dedicated to pirate football in recent days. In them he uses language implying that the Barcelona court ruling This also applies to end consumers. who watch La Liga matches illegally.

“Taking into account the note from the Communications Department of the High Court of Catalonia, we share the operative part of the order, which clearly states that La Liga will provide operators with IP addresses that transmit illegal content, regardless of location, and these will inform La Liga about users who have access to these IP addresses,” he says. post from Monday, March 11th.. The community’s note was immediately posted in this tweet:

“As stated in the Order itself, information will potentially only be provided on those who illegally distribute content, not on those who consume it.”

Meanwhile, yesterday Javier Tebas returned to the fray with the problem of pirate football, and in a defiant tone. The point is that it puts on the same level those who broadcast La Liga matches illegally and those who consume them.. “The car says what it says. Although some continue to insist otherwise. By the way, I really want to continue to support illegal behavior. The one who emits a pirate signal is as much a thief as the one who sees or buys it.” it’s at ridiculous prices. View content pirates = steal = thief”, public. And soon a community note appeared refuting his statements:

“Tebas has been lying for the fifth day in a row, based on his own interests. CGPJ clearly divided cardsharers which relay the signal for profit and to the end user who only consumes it. As a lawyer, equating both practices is a crass and self-serving attempt at manipulation.”

Another note from the community accusing Javier Tebas of lying was added in the same edition:

“Piracy is not the same theft as broadcasting, viewing this content may be a civil or administrative offense, but not criminal, as if it were broadcasting or as if it were theft. This knowledge is assumed for Mr. Tebas, since he is a lawyer, which means he is lying intentionally.”

Controversies that are not over yet

What about Javier Tebas and the users of X (Twitter), it seems already war without mercy. And it’s clear that the La Liga president doesn’t like him at all. A few days ago, he already threw a dart at those who flooded his social media posts with community notes. “To those readers who have provided context, I would like to point out that the Order is the result of previous firm court decisions and it is the judge who authorizes data collection by operators. In short, some seem bent on continuing their illegal activities. “, Indian.

And on Elon Musk’s platform they called him a liar without hesitation. “Tebas lies to scare. This is an order, not a final verdict, and operators cannot provide personal data to a private company like La Liga, as this violates the LOPD. [Ley Orgánica de Protección de Datos Personales]. They can only provide them to the competent authority,” reads one of the notes included in the publication. The second clarification even accuses Javier Tebas of “creating an atmosphere of terror” around the pirate football controversy.

As we explained at the beginning, the Spanish judicial system has been clear on this issue. The request for information only affects the IP addresses of those broadcasting football via cardsharing, and not to those who deceive the quota. It was also established that Any future legal action that may arise as a result of the preliminary proceedings can only be directed against the persons responsible for piracy of matches.. Therefore, this particular situation will not affect consumers of illegal content.