We all make little mistakes in life when we're trying to do nice things for others. Grandma and her knitted jumper she hands you at Christmas. Or perhaps picking something up for someone then accidentally dropping it, smashing it, and ruining that person's day. Or, most frustratingly, when someone makes you a cup of tea and makes it as weak as shit.
But have you ever tried to wish a country a happy Independence Day and ended up declaring a state of war? Nope, thought not.
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That's exactly what Facebook did, however. Independence Day is a day to celebrate the fact the Philippines is no longer under Spanish colonial rule, with that ending at the end of the 19th century. But the error Facebook made revolves around the flag.
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The flag is supposed to have the blue above the red, as opposed to what you see here. A bit like when a stamp with the queen's face is upside down on a letter is supposedly an act of treason, inverting the colours like this is a sign the country is at war, as the Philippine Star reports. Thankfully, it isn't at war.
Obviously, people went to Twitter to point out this rather royal fuck-up. An oversight by Facebook that nearly 100 million people don't overly appreciate.
Facebook has since apologised for the gaffe: "We care deeply about the community in the Philippines and, in an attempt to connect people on Independence Day, we made a mistake."
No shit, Sherlock.
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Words by Patrick Hulbert.
Featured image: Credit Philstar.
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