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08-10-2016, 06:16 AM
Random dude mistaken for the Australian Bureau of Statistics on Twitter during #CensusFail
http://i.amz.mshcdn.com/62qAX7I9lIr5lXwFPAV05WE2A8c=/575x323/https%3A%2F%2Fblueprint-api-production.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Fcard%2Fima ge%2F172933%2Fabs-head.jpghttp://a.amz.mshcdn.com/assets/feed-tw-f7c0a094d16b7ee7c91a1e50839a8e00.jpg (http://twitter.com/share?via=Mashable&text=Random+dude+mistaken+for+the+Australian+Burea u+of+Statistics+on+Twitter+during+%23CensusFail&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmashable.com%2F2016%2F08%2F09%2Fr andom-dude-census-fail%2F%3Futm_campaign%3DMash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial%26utm_cid%3DMash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)http://a.amz.mshcdn.com/assets/feed-fb-c0a21e8841794479b8086c32c6f24ba1.jpg (http://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fmashable.com%2F2016%2F08 %2F09%2Frandom-dude-census-fail%2F%3Futm_campaign%3DMash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial%26utm_cid%3DMash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&src=sp)
It's pretty easy to be mistaken for someone else on Twitter, but we certainly don't envy those who bear the wrath of angry Australians, Jedi-identifying (http://mashable.com/2016/08/01/australia-census-jedi/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial) or otherwise.
Tuesday was census night, with millions of citizens meant to submit their personal details online (for the first time) as part of the country's largest statistical collection. Unfortunately the census website was unable to be accessed, with government officials blaming "******s" for the outage on Wednesday morning (http://mashable.com/2016/08/09/census-website-hacked/?utm_campaign=&utm_context=textlink&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=).
SEE ALSO: 'Cyberattack' takes down Australian census website (http://mashable.com/2016/08/09/census-website-hacked/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
While people complained on Twitter with the hashtag #CensusFail (https://twitter.com/search?src=typd&q=%23censusfail), an American named Andrei Soroker found himself on the receiving end of Australia's grievances.* Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/08/09/random-dude-census-fail/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
More about Australia (http://mashable.com/category/australia/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial) and Watercooler (http://mashable.com/watercooler/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Mashable/~4/VGoE6_5vOpg
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It's pretty easy to be mistaken for someone else on Twitter, but we certainly don't envy those who bear the wrath of angry Australians, Jedi-identifying (http://mashable.com/2016/08/01/australia-census-jedi/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial) or otherwise.
Tuesday was census night, with millions of citizens meant to submit their personal details online (for the first time) as part of the country's largest statistical collection. Unfortunately the census website was unable to be accessed, with government officials blaming "******s" for the outage on Wednesday morning (http://mashable.com/2016/08/09/census-website-hacked/?utm_campaign=&utm_context=textlink&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=).
SEE ALSO: 'Cyberattack' takes down Australian census website (http://mashable.com/2016/08/09/census-website-hacked/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
While people complained on Twitter with the hashtag #CensusFail (https://twitter.com/search?src=typd&q=%23censusfail), an American named Andrei Soroker found himself on the receiving end of Australia's grievances.* Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/08/09/random-dude-census-fail/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
More about Australia (http://mashable.com/category/australia/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial) and Watercooler (http://mashable.com/watercooler/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Mashable/~4/VGoE6_5vOpg