US woman who tweeted about dream gay lifestyle in Bali to be deported

theguardian.com

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The Guardian at it again: The title is obviously trying to hype the gay angle while the rest of the article, from the beginning, has nothing to do with that.

A better summary of the issue (still from the article):

"Many Indonesian social media users were furious, saying the graphic designer was showing off living and working in Bali without a proper visa, and encouraging travel during a pandemic."

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"Her tweets referenced her e-book costing $30 and a follow-up consultation for $50, indicating she was working without a business visa. “She is suspected of carrying out business activities by selling e-books and put a rate for consulting [about] Bali tourism,” Manihuruk said."

Deported for conducting business without a visa. Lots of people do this. But selling it as a lifestyle comes with repercussions, no matter how unfairly they may be chosen.

I'm all for LGBTQ+ rights, but this fight ain't it.

Is posting a link on a tweet to a book people can buy "working in Bali" ?

No, but selling said book could be construed that way by authorities. I don't think you reject the label "American novelist" when you see it, and I doubt the relevant authorities do either.

Yes, I think it's a grey area that would be ignored.

She also called herself a digital nomad. And talked about her business in graphic design and her partner talked about not paying local tax and stuff. Google it.

But she was booted because of the attacks from the Twitter cancel squad.

I'm going to 'Just World' she got cancelled by her own subculture. But that I'm not sure about. Maybe she wasn't in the cancel squad, I just assume everyone on Twitter is a bad human being.

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