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Quebec health ministry red-faced after tweeting Pornhub link

The incident, which did not go unnoticed by internet users, provoked a range of reactions from amusement and annoyance to mockery.

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People stand outside the Palais de Congres in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, on April 9. Internet users in Quebec reacted with amusement and mockery to a tweet by their health ministry that accidentally sent users to the adult video site Pornhub. Photo: AFP
People stand outside the Palais de Congres in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, on April 9. Internet users in Quebec reacted with amusement and mockery to a tweet by their health ministry that accidentally sent users to the adult video site Pornhub. Photo: AFP

Quebec’s health ministry accidentally tweeted a link Thursday that was supposed to send users to the Canadian province’s Covid-19 portal but instead went to a page on adult video site Pornhub featuring foot fetishes.

The ministry quickly deleted the post after the mix-up was discovered.

“Due to a situation beyond our control, a link with inappropriate content was posted on our Twitter account,” it said in an email to AFP, adding that it was investigating.

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The health ministry has more than 100,000 Twitter followers.

The incident, which did not go unnoticed by internet users, provoked a range of reactions from amusement and annoyance to mockery.

Pornhub, one of the world’s most-trafficked websites, is based in Montreal and owned by MindGeek.

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