Either CNN has a sick sense of humor or they’re trying to be ironic. The media giant has sent out numerous push notifications to mobile phones about an update on the false ballistic missile alert that went out in Hawaii earlier this month.
Did CNN hire the guy who sent that false missile alert to work their social media account? I’ve gotten this alert like 30 times in the past two minutes. pic.twitter.com/k8wLjjKWfO
— Nick Carr (scout) (@nycscout) January 30, 2018
Prrrroooobbbaaabbbllllyyyy.
I see the worker who triggered Hawaii’s false ballistic missile alert has been fired… but what about the #CNN worker who keeps sending the same push alert? I’M GONNA BE SEEING THIS PUSH ALERT IN MY NIGHTMARES!!! ???
— Caleb James (@yocalebjames) January 30, 2018
“The worker who triggered Hawaii’s false ballistic missile alert…” will be on replay in your dreams…err…nightmares.
@CNN it may not be irony that you keep pushing the same alert to my phone about the Hawaii false alarm, but it is annoying. pic.twitter.com/oguZyNReni
— Casey Nolen (@CaseyNolen) January 30, 2018
They just keep coming.
— Casey Nolen (@CaseyNolen) January 30, 2018
And coming.
— Casey Nolen (@CaseyNolen) January 30, 2018
With no end in sight.
The irony is not lost on me – this CNN alert has been appeared at least 10 times in a row and no signs of stopping pic.twitter.com/r1y8oUBcVm
— Shoshannah Buxbaum (@Shoshannah_Bux) January 30, 2018
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Can’t really blame people for getting annoyed with it. Push notifications are annoying in general. But getting the same push notification 10 to 12 times would be CRAZY annoying.
My phone keeps getting the same CNN alert about the false alert in Hawaii. This is an example of humorous coincidence, but not irony.
— Jonathan Allen (@jonallendc) January 30, 2018
We’re calling it irony.
I’ve gotten the @CNN alert that the person who triggered the Hawaii false ballistic report has been fired like 50 times. @CNN, please replace the alert manager.
— deray (@deray) January 30, 2018
Apparently companies — and the government — don’t vet people who push alerts out.
Kind of ironic that everyone is getting so many alerts about a false alert.
— PassMeAPickle (@CeeLeeMusic) January 30, 2018
Touche.
https://twitter.com/AvBronstein/status/958463278241452033
Careful, you might trigger those who were in Hawaii at the time.
Maybe they hired the guy who'd been fired from Hawaii?
— Dina Bass (@dinabass) January 30, 2018
Highly unlikely but definitely probable.
This alert has come across my phone 20 times in the last three minutes. Did they give him a job at #CNN?! Get a hold of your alerts, son. pic.twitter.com/NDpkawO3B6
— Dana Goldberg (@DGComedy) January 30, 2018
That’s one way to get people calling you “fake news.”
@CNN seriously, knock it off!
— Dana Goldberg (@DGComedy) January 30, 2018
And it still hasn’t stopped.
And is now hired by CNN? https://t.co/hnWM6ljF42
— Trevor Noah (@Trevornoah) January 30, 2018
BURRRRNNN.
did u also get this cnn alert 50 times
— David Mack (@davidmackau) January 30, 2018
More than likely.
https://twitter.com/sam_baker/status/958461958411423744
If it’s a joke no one is laughing except for them.
If CNN is sending these notifications as a joke about the false missile alert it will be the best troll ive ever seen
— Aliks TAHMzak (@Altomczak38) January 30, 2018
Doubt they’re THAT clever.
I thought my phone was tripping. Your employees fucking up @CNN
— LadyV ? (@woah_nessa) January 30, 2018
Your phone IS tripping…over all them notifications.
Yeah, we know, CNN told us like 1,000 times. https://t.co/JYzbxDgz22
— Stacey Leasca (@SLeasca) January 30, 2018
Probably closer to 2,000 times by now.
@CNN ay yo we get it that person is fired! I thought the world was ending with the repeated dings on my phone which is still happening. Thanks had to jump out of shower with soap in eyes! ? pic.twitter.com/ckP9mb6CwH
— flowtrading (@flowtradingroom) January 30, 2018
Whaaat? You don’t like knowing about the same story 12 times?
i've seen about 30 tweets about the irony of cnn sending 50 push alerts about about the person who triggered the hawaii alert. Everyone just stop.
— Mike… Byhoff? (@mbyhoff) January 30, 2018
You’re complaining about their complaining about CNN screwing up? Even more irony.
@AppleSupport I have been getting the same CNN news notification every 10 seconds for the last 30 minutes! Make it stop!
— Chaz Davis (@blackkidrunning) January 30, 2018
It’s simple. Turn off push notifications. DUH.
BUT the BEST tweets go to…
I successfully turned off @CNN push alerts but now jim acosta is knocking at my door?
— Tanya Chen (@Tanya_Chen) January 30, 2018
Hi Tanya… This is CNN… https://t.co/3Q38PDwmsL
— Jim Acosta (@Acosta) January 30, 2018
There’s a knock.
CNN like… pic.twitter.com/AWbWSfL6ml
— Casti (@CiceroCasti) January 30, 2018
TRUTH.
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