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Magda Szubanski targeted by coordinated ‘avalanche of hate’ from rightwing extremists over Covid mask ad – The Guardian
Australian comedian subjected to ‘volumetric cross-platform online abuse’, e-safety commissioner reports
Magda Szubanski was targeted by a coordinated avalanche of hate from rightwing extremists online after appearing in a Victorian government ad encouraging mask use, Australias e-safety commissioner, Julie Inman-Grant, has said.
In late August, when Victoria was reporting Covid-19 cases of close to 200 a day, Szubanski was one of several celebrities to appear in ads encouraging social distancing and compliance with mask rules.
Szubanski brought back her Kath & Kim character Sharon Strzelecki for the…
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