All of that talk about Twitter possibly extending the number of characters allowed didn’t help Canada’s CBC News, which found itself apologizing Monday for what someone certainly assumed was a straightforward headline.
'They failed to protect us': Fired WestJet flight attendant opens up about alleged sex ass… https://t.co/n8FogdSkoF pic.twitter.com/ki9vYLIHOt
— CBC News (@CBCNews) March 8, 2016
https://twitter.com/DongConsumer/status/707001458789486592
https://twitter.com/CalConfidence/status/707001892589608960
Our apologies for the unfortunate truncation of this headline. The last word should read "assault." Thanks for your feedback, as always! ^lo
— CBC News (@CBCNews) March 8, 2016
@CBCNews sex ass had me more interested to be honest
— Deegs (@BDeegs) March 8, 2016
https://twitter.com/jamesmsartor/status/707002653054734338
https://twitter.com/TJFisher21/status/707002574587584512
@CBCNews Didn't notice. It is still up. Remove it.
— magenta96 (@valleylily56) March 8, 2016
The CBC certainly could have deleted the tweet when it posted the apology, but it appears that “alleged sex ass…” will remain up, at least for a while. We’re not sure the woman whose photo accompanies the tweet will appreciate it, especially since the linked article is about her alleged sexual assault by a WestJet pilot.
@CBCNews @zerohedge government funded network, what do you expect?
— Saliwalido (@saliwalido) March 8, 2016
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