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US INFLUencer Sam Jones apologizes, leaves Australia after baby wombat video backlash

The Social Media Influencer from the USA, Sam Jones, had to leave Australia after her video about the recording of a baby kombat and the discharge of his mother on social media platforms had become viral and had awakened the users.

Who is Sam Jones?

Sam Jones is an American content manufacturer with more than 95,000 followers on the Social Media platform Instagram.

In an official explanation published in her profile, Jones said: “I thought a lot about this situation and realized that I did not treat this situation as well as I should.”

She also apologized after recognizing her mistake with her supporters and people on the Internet, and said that it was “really sorry” for the need caused by her.

“My only intention was to prevent these amazing animals from being hit and ensure that the Joey did not need immediate care,” the official explanation said.

After a BBC Report, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, also asked her to do the same with a baby crocodile.

“Take a baby crocodile from his mother and see how to go there,” said Albanese according to the report of the news portal.

Why did the video become viral?

According to the deleted video, which was redesigned by a social media user named Collin Rugg on the platform X, Sam Jones saw how he picks up a baby and flows away from the mother Wombat in the direction of her car. The person who turned the video also laughed at the sight of Jones with the baby Wombat.

“I caught a baby Wombat,” said Sam Jones in the deleted video. She also recognizes that the mother was angry with her because she picked up her baby.

Internet users react

People on the social media platforms were divided into their attitude on this topic, since some people were justified the counter -reaction that it was justified, while others said that what it did was wrong, but the outrage of social media was not appropriate.

“It is completely wrong what she did, but it did not deserve this level of the counter reaction. I think there should be a small consideration, ”said a social media user named Abdulla Muhammed Aslam.

Many, like the social media user named Gorgeous_M23, said: “Influencer, do not do such stupid actions just so that they have content! Use your platform correctly !!! “

The majority of people on the social media platforms beat them to pick up the baby and take away the mother and recorded a video about it.

“The things that scum do for a few likes,” said an Instagram user named Faizan Israili.