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Melissa Meehan

EXPLAINED: Venues on alert after viral qr code drinking trend | Rare Historical Photos

Influencers are posting QR codes on social media and asking followers to buy them drinks remotely. (Tracey Nearmy/AAP PHOTOS)

Licensed venues are on high alert as a dangerous social media trend sees influencers broadcasting digital ordering codes to solicit rounds of drinks from thousands of online followers.

Liquor & Gaming NSW warned the practice could trigger severe breaches of responsible service of alcohol laws and had fuelled concerns over a spike in alcohol-related harm within the state's nightlife hubs.

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