Glasgow City Council’s social media team might be hungover today after last night's social media blunder.
On Tuesday evening, Twitter and Periscope users were surprised with an accidental live video from the council, complete with a glass of wine.
The GCC Periscope account appeared to show a young woman, with the caption “Wine cuz bored”.
Ah, social media, not @GlasgowCC's strong point... pic.twitter.com/FjujkaJpog
— Will (@squawkbox) July 5, 2016
The hilarious social media mix up was put down to some confusion between work and personal accounts.
In response, Glasgow City Council said: “A personal tweet was mistakenly made on a device with access to a council social media account.
"This is a reminder to use the appropriate procedures when using social media.”
Although deleted quickly, it didn’t go unnoticed by Twitter users, many of whom could see the humorous side.
Tuesday night party @GlasgowCC ? We're on our way! #MustHaveAEmpty pic.twitter.com/2W0Tib9Qef
— Paul Harper (@impaulharper) July 5, 2016
This may be one of our favourite social media mix-ups to date!
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