After being banned from Facebook for “harmful” posts about COVID-19, the disgraced chef has taken to Instagram to continue posting conspiracy theories.
After being banned from Facebook for “harmful” posts about COVID-19, the disgraced chef has taken to Instagram to continue posting conspiracy theories.
After being banned from Facebook for “harmful” posts about COVID-19, the disgraced chef has taken to Instagram to continue posting conspiracy theories.
Social media must fight misinformation about the pandemic
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The bizarre case of a woman who allegedly escaped from hotel quarantine in Perth after posting conspiracy theories about COVID-19 on Facebook has once again highlighted the role of social media networks in the pandemic.
A video the woman posted on Facebook before she went AWOL repeated some of the wild and inconsistent claims that circulate on the internet – namely the virus does not exist but if it does exist it is caused by 5G. She said hotel quarantine was poisoning her with antihistamines. She referred to a group called Ignite Democracy, which opposes lockdowns.
All that freedom, gone. All those opportunities, vanished. All that toilet paper, hoarded. Oh, and there s been a serious virus as well.
In reviewing the year that was, I ve come to one conclusion: thank God it s over.
JANUARY
2020! What a year! I m beyond excited about the 12 months to come, 12 months that are ripe with travel possibility. As the clock strikes midnight on December 31st, I find myself in San Sebastian, Spain, where I ve been living for the past year with my small family. In early 2020 we re planning to spend six weeks in Rome soaking up the culture, then laze on beaches in Thailand for a month, and finally hang out in Singapore on our way home.