The poll, posted on the 7 News Australia Facebook page, was slammed by followers and commentators for inciting racist discussion and bullying, and Ms Abdel-Magied herself said it invited “prejudice and discrimination”.
After being questioned by news.com.au, the station removed the poll from and admitted it “should never have been posted”.
Yahoo7, which administers the 7 News Australia Facebook page along together with Seven News, has since taken responsibility for the post.
The Facebook post published Tuesday asked followers to comment on Ms Magied’s decision to leave Australia. The controversial television presenter and commentator recently announced she was moving to London after being “traumatised” over facing what she described as “deeply racist” criticism.
The former ABC presenter announced this week that she was leaving Australia for London, after her controversial Anzac Day post - in which she wrote, “Lest. We. Forget led to, three months of what she described as, “90,000 twisted words written about me ... largely laced with hate”.
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