The New York Post had its Twitter account and website behaving weirdly on Thursday as the newspaper had its two platforms hacked and had various post targeting politicians.
It didn’t take long for the Tweets to be removed as the News Corp-owned company stated an employee was responsible for posts on its website and Twitter account that contained racist, violent and sexually explicit headlines.
“The New York Post’s investigation indicates that the unauthorized conduct was committed by an employee, and we are taking appropriate action,” a spokesperson said in an statement on Thursday (h/t CNBC).
“This morning, we immediately removed the vile and reprehensible content from our website and social media accounts.”
One of the politicians that the now deleted post mentioned was New York incumbent Democratic Gov. Kathy Hochu, who responded via a spokesperson over what occurred at The Post.
“The New York Post has long fostered an ugly, toxic conversation on their front pages and social accounts, but these posts are more disgusting and vile than usual,” a Hochul representative said Thursday.
“The New York Post needs to immediately explain how this reprehensible content was made public. While the Post has made its preferences very clear in the New York Governor’s race, there is no room for this violent, sexist rhetoric in our politics. We demand answers.”
Eduardo Razo is the Assistant Content Editor for BNM, which includes writing daily news stories on the news media industry. He can be found on Twitter @eddierazo_ or you can reach him by email at eddie1991razo@gmail.com.
