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| Anger over Twitter porn gaffe on Vine video service | Anger over Twitter porn gaffe on Vine video service |
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| Users have reacted angrily after a pornographic video appeared as an "Editor's Pick" on Twitter's new video service, Vine. | Users have reacted angrily after a pornographic video appeared as an "Editor's Pick" on Twitter's new video service, Vine. |
| The six-second clip appeared at the top of users' home screen - covered by a warning notice. | The six-second clip appeared at the top of users' home screen - covered by a warning notice. |
| After word spread on Twitter, the image was soon removed, but had by then made the "Popular now" ranking. | After word spread on Twitter, the image was soon removed, but had by then made the "Popular now" ranking. |
| Twitter apologised to users, blaming "human error" for the video's appearance. | |
| "A human error resulted in a video with adult content becoming one of the videos in Editor's Picks, and upon realising this mistake we removed the video immediately," the company said in a statement. | |
| "We apologise to our users for the error." | |
| Vine had been facing criticism over the amount of pornography being shared by users on its service. | Vine had been facing criticism over the amount of pornography being shared by users on its service. |
| But those images were generally only viewable to those who specifically looked for them by using search terms. | But those images were generally only viewable to those who specifically looked for them by using search terms. |
| By being chosen as an Editor's Pick, the video appeared at the top of screen when users opened the app. | By being chosen as an Editor's Pick, the video appeared at the top of screen when users opened the app. |
| One user, Taylor Winkelmeyer, wrote: "I clicked on the link because I thought the warning was a joke. | One user, Taylor Winkelmeyer, wrote: "I clicked on the link because I thought the warning was a joke. |
| "I am furious I had to see something like this. Someone please tell me how to get it off my feed." | "I am furious I had to see something like this. Someone please tell me how to get it off my feed." |