Article 5W446 French anti-vaxxers buying fake Covid passes online

French anti-vaxxers buying fake Covid passes online

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Tom Ambrose
from Technology | The Guardian on (#5W446)

Exclusive: fake passes often promoted on mainstream social media platforms, study shows

Anti-vaxxers in France are buying fake vaccine passes online to get around the country's Covid restrictions, which are often promoted on mainstream social media platforms, research has revealed.

Many buying the forgeries, which can be used across the European Union (EU), are being redirected from websites such as Instagram and Facebook to the Telegram encrypted messenger where they can be bought discreetly, according to a study by the Institute for Strategic Dialogue (ISD).

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