From Star Wars to swordfish ‘sensitivities,’ here’s why the government deletes tweets
When it comes to government information, there is no shortage of sensitive matters. As it turns out, a “fun fact” about ocean critters is on the list.
Since 2019, tweets have been deleted for everything from mundane formatting errors and spelling mistakes to threatening comments or, in some cases, puns that didn’t quite land. Parasites weren’t the only fodder for regret at Fisheries and Oceans. When the department tweeted out a video about the sustainability of the seafood industry, staff who had initially been angling for views ultimately decided that the “angle of the message was wrong.”
Last winter’s “Freedom Convoy” protests also prompted the Mounties to scrub at least four tweets about the Musical Ride, a specialized unit intended to promote the force. That came as a result of reported death threats against officers who are part of the unit, after their personal information was leaked through messages shared in an RCMP Musical Ride group chat.
On one occasion, the Canada Revenue Agency tried to turn the unofficial December holiday of “national monkey day” into a chance to steer people to use its online portal.
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