UK Shop 'Sorry' for Using Iran Tags in Twitter Ad Campaign

A British furniture store has apologized for tagging its Twitter promotional messages with Iran-related hash tags, AFP reports. The store may have been trying to maximize the number of people viewing its tweets, but instead provoked outrage at the misuse of Twitter, a key media tool for Iranian protesters. “This was absolutely not authorized,” a company statement reads. “We were shocked and are very sorry.” (More Twitter stories.)