San Antonio’s Familial Magazine Caught Off-Guard by Full-Frontal Exposure
In an unexpected scenario in the online world, a technical mishap on San Antonio Magazine‘s website inadvertently exposed site visitors to explicit full-frontal nudity. The incident occurred when the website featured a calendar post, submitted by a reader, promoting the upcoming World Naked Bike Ride. Alarmingly, the event is slated to take place in San Antonio come June 15.
Unexpected Surprise Deterred Website Visitors
The reader-submitted post featuring the explicit content had been live on the website since late last year. However, it was only on Wednesday that the issue was noticed and rectified. Until then, visitors to the San Antonio Magazine’s webpage were greeted with the blaring images of a man and a woman fully exposed. Interestingly, the explicit material inadvertently aligned with the Hyatt Hill Country Resort and Spa’s name imprinted below the man’s revealing depiction in the posted content.
Efforts to Rectify the Issue
Finding the explicit content on the San Antonio Magazine’s website, a vigilant tipster shared screenshots of the web page with local authorities. In response to this unfortunate incident, and as an attempt to prevent further unwanted exposure of explicit content, the concerning link has been taken down and replaced with a 404 error page.
Inadvertent Posting Prompts Quick Rectification
The Editor of San Antonio Magazine, Jennifer McInnis, provided a statement clarifying that she removed the event as soon as she became aware of it via Facebook. She further elaborated that the explicit event post was submitted and approved by a reader even before Hearst’s acquisition. She also assured that no events have been published post Hearst Texas’s purchase of the magazine in December 2024. In light of the recent incident, the magazine said plans are afoot to end this visitor-submitted feature.
Murmurs of an Acquisition Gone Sour
In another interesting turn of events, it was revealed that the Current’s parent company, Chava Communications, had also bid for the purchase of the San Antonio Magazine. Open Sky Media Inc., the previous owner of the magazine, had made the decision to sell last year, leading to both Chava and Hearst participating in the bidding process. However, the bid ultimately went to Hearst. Following this disclosure, a chain of unwanted events unravelled when Open Sky Media Inc. accidentally mailed the purchase contract to Chava Communications instead of Hearst.
As the San Antonio Magazine rebounds from this unfortunate incident, it serves a stark reminder of the importance of strict content moderation and meticulous scrutiny of user-submitted content.