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Laughing through tough times – people share listeriosis memes, jokes and videos

Social media users however need to be cautious as malicious and damaging posts could land you in some serious trouble

Some might call it dark humour and others might deem it outright inappropriate, whatever your view on the matter, listeriosis memes, jokes and videos are being shared on the daily.

Social media users however need to be cautious as malicious and damaging posts could land you in some serious trouble as in the case below with brands such as SAB that was implicated after an alleged fake whatsApp message was circulated.

The Standerton Advertiser has been monitoring social media and found several of these posts online:

https://twitter.com/lelOo_baby/status/970745370845286400

Do you think these posts should be banned from social media or do you believe that people tend to turn to humour in tough times?

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Wayne van der Walt

Wayne van der Walt, with around 15 years in the media industry, is editor of Highvelder Newspaper. His accolades include Frewin Awards for Newspaper of the Year and Front Page of the Year, and FCJ Photographer of the Year, among other honours.

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