CEO of Epilepsy Action Australia slams “appalling” TikTok ‘seizure challenge’ trend

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Submitted by Linda McGlone

  • Media Title: Viva Communications
  • Media Type: Online
  • Publish Date: 1 May 2020
  • Journalist: “vivapaul”
  • Headline: CEO of Epilepsy Action Australia slams “appalling” TikTok ‘seizure challenge’ trend
  • Abstract: CEO of Epilepsy Action Australia, Carol Ireland, released a public statement yesterday, following a recent controversial viral trend on the video app TikTok, known as the “seizure challenge”. Ms Ireland commented she is “appalled that people are pretending to have seizures as if it’s a joke”.
  • Link: https://vivacommunications.com.au/blog/ceo-of-epilepsy-action-australia-slams-appalling-tiktok-seizure-challenge-trend/

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