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    This Is How Lebanese People Are Reacting To The Exemption Website Not Working

    By Souad LazkaniJanuary 14, 2021Updated:May 13, 2021
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    The government created a website that allows people, who need to leave their homes for serious matters, to make personal requests during the newly instated lockdown that includes a 24-hours curfew until January 25th.

    It appears that responses for permits have been set to automatic, with no one at the receiving end to review the requests. It has brought the people to take it and the lockdown as serious as the website’s functionality. Aka, none whatsoever.

    Not so unusual in that, dysfunction has been the theme Lebanon is in for… quite a time. And with people taking advantage of this one, getting approved for random reasons, the highways are jammed on the first day of the lockdown, and reactions have been many on social media.

    Here’s how people are reacting:

    Concerned about the website’s accuracy:

    “I asked permission and got approval in mere seconds. I do not think there is an actual review of the requests and information.”

    ليس من باب التذاكي بل لمعرفة كيفية عمل هذا الموقع طلبت اذنا للتنقل وحصلت على الموافقة بثوان معدودة.. لا اظن هناك مراجعة فعلية للطلبات والمعلومات والسبب المقدم للتنقل وارى ان هشاشة النظام سيساهم في منح الاف التصاريح للتنقل غير المبررة … لم يعد اقفالا هذا .. #كورونا #لبنان pic.twitter.com/YtUtewJO7r

    — Larissa Aoun (@LarissaAounSky) January 14, 2021

    Shocked about a request with fake information getting approved:

    The request of “gfghfg ffghf” was approved allowing them to be out for 4 hours in the “dsdfs” area.

    تم ملء الطلب بشكل عشوائي وغير دقيق.. فاتت الموافقة بالخروج والتجول لـ4 ساعات.. هل القيمين على هذا الموقع يدققون بالمعلومات الواردة.. ؟؟ https://t.co/BxsqrBsvqk

    — Salman Andary (@salmanonline) January 14, 2021

    Bewildered that this reason was accepted:

    Lebanon rolled out an online system for requesting permission to go out during the new lockdown, but turns out people can game the system by inputting strings of gibberish or silly reasons like, in this case, "I forgot the Tupperware at work and my mom is pissed" https://t.co/GGth5sxkWn

    — Abby Sewell (@sewella) January 14, 2021

    Calling out these jokesters:

    #الاقفال_التام Playing the system doesn't make us smart, Playing the system makes us ignorant.

    — Kristel (@kristel_mhanna) January 14, 2021
    https://twitter.com/polleksandra/status/1349671745251323904?s=20

    NOT FUNNY GUYS.

    Yes there are errors in the link/App/permissions and that is not acceptable of course bcz the Gov apparently spent some good amount of money on this, but also Lebanese should stop taking this lightly. People are dying, this is not a time for jokes. #Lebanon pic.twitter.com/JMPssdYeBr

    — Luna Safwan – لونا صفوان (@LunaSafwan) January 14, 2021

    And the sarcastic remarks

    “They’re all delivery.”

    كلهم دليفري ..
    #الاقفال_التام pic.twitter.com/vmAPDZcdfc

    — Moustafa El Hajj (@MoustafaElHajj5) January 14, 2021

    “Bless be, they are all doctors.”

    https://twitter.com/triiiplef/status/1349639311172509696

    “People today, 5% locked down, 95% delivery. No need to panic.”

    الشعب اليوم:
    5% محجور
    95% ديليفيري
    😂
    #لا_داعي_للهلع

    — Issa Hamdan  (@issahamd1n) January 14, 2021

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