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    YouTubers to be deported after backlash over painted mask prank in Bali

    .YouTubers to be deported after backlash over painted mask prank in Bali



    By ANGELIN YEOH




    Se (left) and Lin made a video to see if other people in a grocery store in Bali would notice that one of them is not wearing an actual face mask. — Screengrab from YouTube


    Two YouTubers in Bali, Indonesia are to be deported from the country after posting a fake mask prank video, according to various media reports.
    In the video, YouTuber Josh Paler Lin attempted to see if anyone in a grocery store would notice that his partner Leia Se was not wearing a face mask. Instead, she had a blue face mask painted on the lower part of her face.

    As part of measures to curb the spread of Covid-19, it is mandatory to wear a face mask in public in Bali, and has been since August 2020.
    Lin appears to have uploaded the video on Facebook on April 16. It was then brought to public attention by Indonesian politician and fashion designer Niluh Djelantik who tagged the Ngurah Rai Immigration Department in an Instagram post on April 20, urging them to take stern action against Lin and Se.

    CNN reported that local authorities seized Lin’s and Se’s passports after receiving complaints from members of the public.
    According to an Associated Press report, the duo are to be deported “as soon as possible after they are tested for Covid-19”.
    Lin and Se are to be held in a detention cell at the immigration office while waiting for their flight, said Jamaruli Manihuruk, who heads the Bali regional office for the Justice and Human Rights Ministry, per the AP report.
    “Foreigners who don’t respect the laws and regulations in Indonesia are facing deportation sanctions,” Manihuruk was quoted as saying.
    The CNN article quoted a police statement that reportedly stated Lin is from Taiwan and residing in the US, while Se is a Russian citizen.
    According to media reports, Lin has since removed the prank video – which was uploaded on April 22 – from his YouTube channel.
    Lin has also posted an apology video on Instagram explaining that he made the video with the intention to “entertain people” because of his role as a content creator.
    “However, I did not realise that what I did could bring a lot of negative comments from netizens and that it (would) raise a lot of concerns,” he said.
    He vowed to never repeat his mistake and urged others to always wear a face mask for safety.
    Indonesia has previously deported tourists from the country due to actions that violated local Covid-19 guidelines.
    In January, Channel News Asia reported that Indonesia had deported Russian social media celebrity Sergey Kosenko from Bali after he held a hotel party which was attended by more than 50 people.
    Kosenko’s activities in Bali popped up on local Immigration officials’ radar after he posted a of video of himself driving a motorcycle into the sea, which was widely criticised by netizens in Indonesia.
    In the same month, Reuters reported that Indonesia had deported an American woman for “spreading information that could disturb the public”. The woman had posted a series of tweets encouraging others to move to Bali during the pandemic which went viral.


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    Seems the only news I've read about Bali over the last year is foreigners getting deported.

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    Quote Originally Posted by TheRealKW View Post

    Lin has also posted an apology video on Instagram explaining that he made the video with the intention to “entertain people” because of his role as a wanker.




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    She looks kinda sexy in that blue mask, though.

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    Quote Originally Posted by TheRealKW View Post
    She looks kinda sexy in that blue mask, though.
    Not a bad set of Brace & Bits on her either...

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    Nothing in print yet, but the news is reporting that Leia Se was deported yesterday but that they allowed Josh Paler Lin to remain in country as he had worn a mask the whole time.

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    It says in the article that they were in a detention facility waiting for the first flight out. They didn't have the bimbo grifter locked up till yesterday did they ...?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Headworx View Post
    Not a bad set of Brace & Bits on her either...
    It wasn't just her mask that was fake.

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