Dispensary Corner 12 Nov 13
November 12, 2013
The social media revolution has
even hit illicit medication sales,
with Facebook-owned photo
sharing site Instagram confirming
that it’s been forced to shut down
several accounts which were
being used to sell illegal drugs.
Apparently some individuals
were posting pictures of their
product and allowing prospective
customers to contact them via the
site via special creative “hashtags”
such as #cannabis and #ecstasy.
Instagram says it’s now blocking
specific searches linked to the
illegal activity, with the company
saying “people can’t buy things on
Instagram; we are simply a place
where people share photos”.
Aids activist and charity
fundraiser Andre van Zijl is aiming
to set yet another new world
record by talking on the phone for
fifty hours non-stop.
Van Zijl already holds 39
world records, with his existing
achievements including spinning
non-stop for 500 hours, being the
first person to rollerskate between
Cape Town and Johannesburg,
and spending 13 days in a jacuzzi.
He’s also the longest-surviving
person with HIV, having been
diagnosed 32 years ago.
The non-stop phone session
will see him use six phones at a
shopping centre in Pretoria, South
Africa, with van Zijl planning to
call friends and relatives as well as
conduct interviews.
“I can go into the bathroom with
a cellphone so there’s no breaks...
for two days I will not be able to
shower, so I will use wet wipes,”
he promised.
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