Dean Clifford, a 43-year-old Australian motivational speaker, recently became a victim of an online tirade of hateful comments after sharing a selfie from a rugby game.
On May 1, Clifford posted a picture of himself and his mother, Jenny Clifford, from the stands of Suncorp Stadium in Brisbane.
The comment section was quickly flooded with reactions targeting Clifford’s appearance, who suffers from a rare skin disease. The vitriol was made worse by a caption by Meta AI, considered by viewers to be insensitive.