Thread by @EVYSTADIUM

in may, top doctors and experts have faced hacks and impersonations on social media. it’s caused personal safety issues as they receive hate and even death threats. i spoke to @jkwan_md, @BogochIsaac, @SharkawyMD + @deonandan on navigating the toxicity

thestar.com/news/gta/2021/…

recently, @SharkawyMD’s facebook was hacked. spam messages were sent to his contacts. thankfully he regained access but the hate that comes in forms of voice mails — one that wished his whole family died of cancer — make him question his personal safety thestar.com/news/gta/2021/…

recently @jkwan_md — who shares daily COVID-19 graphs and info — was impersonated by a twitter account that used her photos. she quickly reported the issue (having to show government ID) and had it fixed. but bots and trolls are still all too common thestar.com/news/gta/2021/…

when @BogochIsaac had his Twitter account hacked earlier this month, many tweets in a thread on vaccine shipment and administration numbers were deleted. “this was very non-partisan information. it’s just facts,” he said questioning motives of the hacker
thestar.com/news/gta/2021/…

for @deonandan, an epidemiologist and writer who has been sharing information to give access to more canadians, a recent twitter hack made him go private. he also questions how much more he can handle with the vitriol on social media
thestar.com/news/gta/2021/…

“I don’t think people have an understanding of just how much time this takes. It becomes an unspoken obligation that we feel needs to be fulfilled,” @SharkawyMD says on providing public service to inform while receiving hate.

full story here: thestar.com/news/gta/2021/…