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Ria Pathak

Travel Influencer Slammed for Hosting 'Tsunami Watch' Parties in Hawaii After 8.8 Russian Earthquake Warning

A travel influencer was slammed on TikTok for using tsunami warning situation in Hawaii for 'content farming.' (Credit: @traci.love)

A travel influencer has come under criticism after filming and posting what appeared to be a 'tsunami watch picnic' during an official tsunami advisory in Hawaii, triggered by a massive 8.8 magnitude earthquake off Russia's far eastern coast.

The influencer who was sharing a series of 'laidback' tsunami updates along with other people by her side in Hawaii on her TikTok came under the radar of other users who accused her of downplaying the seriousness of the event and "content farming" a potential natural disaster, prompting a wave of online backlash.

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