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Tuesday, January 16, 2018
UK Landlords Union under fire for using Auschwitz photo in news release
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleThe Landlords Union, an organization in the United Kingdom, is under fire for using a photo of Auschwitz to illustrate a news release about new government policies against rogue landlords.
The image reportedly first appeared on the news release on the union’s property118.com website two weeks ago, the British tabloid Metro reports, but was only removed yesterday.
An apology was posted today in which Neil Patterson, identified as a member of The Landlord’s Union, says “I had no idea that the image I selected was one of Auschwitz and I certainly didn’t intend to offend the memorial or indeed anybody else.”
He says he found the photo after searching for the keyword Prison on the Pexels stock images website. He added that Pexels also has since removed the image.
In addition to the apology, Patterson made a donation to the Auschwitz Memorial.
— JTA
New post (An Apology to Auschwitz Memorial @AuschwitzMuseum) has been published on Property118 – https://t.co/06D9tz9dbW pic.twitter.com/RfVc1ZBjT6
— The Landlords Union (@Property118) January 16, 2018
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