The White House is not happy about David Ortiz's Samsung selfie, but it hasn't lost its sense of humor. "Perhaps maybe this will be the end of all selfies," senior adviser Dan Pfeiffer joked on Sunday. The White House has a strict policy against using the president's likeness for profit, and reportedly warned Samsung about the policy in advance, but it's still unclear what repercussions the company might face over the ill-fated tweet. "We’ve had conversations with Samsung about this and expressed our concerns," White House adviser Dan Pfeiffer told reporters. "We’ve left that conversation between the lawyers." The White House policy on Snapchats, however, probably hasn't yet been submitted for legal review.
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What a selfish move by Ortiz.
By rmhc on 04.07.14 10:07am
I see what you did there.
By whiskeylover on 04.07.14 10:09am
O-BAM
By freesets on 04.07.14 11:34am
???
By Super Number on 04.07.14 3:44pm
selfi(e)-ish => selfish
By VoxMediaUser612879 on 04.07.14 7:59pm
Samsung stunt? What? Didn’t Ortiz take the picture?
By whiteninja on 04.07.14 10:08am
Samsung did repost/sponsor the tweet, as well as providing him the phone. There may be a case there… somewhere.
By oldmanhorton on 04.07.14 10:15am
And samsung has hired Ortiz as a social media insider.
By AFridge on 04.07.14 10:18am
there is one in apple vs samsung and after this, samsung will loose again.
By freesets on 04.07.14 11:32am
lews*
Your welcome
By syco87 on 04.07.14 11:55am
Lews?
Lose* and you’re* welcome!
By PixelPerfectApps1 on 04.07.14 11:58am
not laws. lews…
By freesets on 04.07.14 12:05pm
I’m guessing the WH should’ve assumed it’d be used for promotional purposes (since that’s the only reason celebrities and athletes take selfies for).
By Super Number on 04.07.14 3:55pm
Ortiz’ selfie crossed the line from self-promotion into just promotion. Outrageous.
By Anselm on 04.08.14 3:48pm
That’s not a distinction that’s in the book, if there is one at all.
By Super Number on 04.09.14 12:52am
oldmanhorton beat me to it.
By Nicholas Folsom on 04.07.14 10:18am
But everyone making it out to seem this entire thing was planned…. I don’t understand the distaste w Samsung endorsements……agent celebrities paid for endorsements? Cola Pepsi food chains clothing and apparel? What’s the difference tho? Because a shirt can’t take a picture or because the company in question is Samsung?
By whiteninja on 04.07.14 10:39am
It’s because of who it is. Generally political figures images are not to be used for commercial purposes when they are in office especially figures like the president. It’s bad form at best, might even have legal repercussions.
By Lomifeh on 04.07.14 10:50am
Everyone is making this out to seem like it was planned because it was planned.
By autonomousgerm on 04.07.14 5:03pm
its obama tryin to be cute when so many other websites even videoz.com etc have put his likeness into there films and havent been reprimanded about it.
By valltoid on 04.08.14 10:49am
Samsung sent him there.
By Emmanuel A. on 04.08.14 12:29am
Ortiz recently signed an endorsement deal with Samsung to be its “MLB social media insider.” He’s getting paid to post social media, that Samsung can use as promotional material. Anything he does on social media is now owned by Samsung. He knew this, Samsung knew this, which is why they re-tweeted it.
By watership on 04.07.14 10:18am
Ortiz is on Samsung’s payroll and Samsung paid Twitter for a Promoted Tweet, aka an ad.
By parad0x on 04.07.14 12:25pm
Well, the White House f’d Samsung over the sales ban of some iDevices, so this move was definitely justified..
By shinogami on 04.07.14 10:16am
That wouldn’t make it justified, it would make it childish.
By AFridge on 04.07.14 10:58am