Halifax council has voted to phase out X (formerly known as Twitter) accounts officially used by the municipality, citing concerns over perceived toxicity on the site and the owner’s close relationship with the United States president.
Honestly it’s not that fucking hard. I don’t get why any government agency inside or outside the US is still active there. Stop feeding the facist furnace coal with your attention.
I understand the reluctance. If they had to change platforms every time there was a controversy they’d end up on a platform with no followers left by the end of it. In this case it is merited though.
Honestly it’s not that fucking hard. I don’t get why any government agency inside or outside the US is still active there. Stop feeding the facist furnace coal with your attention.
I understand the reluctance. If they had to change platforms every time there was a controversy they’d end up on a platform with no followers left by the end of it. In this case it is merited though.
Fuck Nazis. Fuck Elon Musk.
With a Mastodon instance they could have their own platform.