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By Occasional Contributors | 3 Minutes Read March 25, 2013

Burger King twitter account hacked: Social media implications for the brand?

On February 19th, 2013, Burger King’s Twitter account was hacked. By hacked, we mean totally overhauled to look like a McDonald’s Twitter account, and offensive and indiscernible tweets sent out. The contravention lasted about three hours, until Twitter suspended the account. Burger King sent out the following press release, in regards to the situation:

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