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N.B. government to stop using social media platform X after request from child advocate (www.cbc.ca)
submitted 9 months ago by to c/canada@lemmy.ca
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[–] 24 points 9 months ago (3 children)

All Canadian government orgs should have migrated to self-hosted Mastodon instances years ago.

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  • [–] 8 points 9 months ago (2 children)

    The government definitely could have been the ones to take the lead on this. Reading the article, it seems like the solution is for Canadians to get on the platform and show that we're here

    Lamrock said that most of X’s value comes from the days when it was Twitter and the fact that many governments are still on the platform from those days.

    The City of Fredericton recently stopped suing X, but spokesperson Marley McLellan said the decision was made after a survey that showed residents were using X less and less to find information about city services.

    “The city looks forward to continuing to share information and connect with residents on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, the website and through newsletters,” McLellan wrote in an email.

    Are people really getting government updates through LinkedIn?

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    • [–] 2 points 9 months ago

    TDSB and TPS still using it makes me wonder.

    They should throw Linux on those Chromebooks they have all of the schools as well

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    [–] 14 points 9 months ago (1 child)

    Wish all government agencies in Canada would.

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    • [–] 11 points 9 months ago (1 child)

    Hopefully we see more officials on Mastodon not just Bluesky

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    • [–] 6 points 9 months ago

    Good. A slightly proud new brunswicker right now. Glad I voted for Holt.

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    [–] 6 points 9 months ago

    W for N.B. I hope Quebec does the same, and the rest of Canada Get on the Fediverse boiz

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    [–] 5 points 9 months ago

    We don't shame people, institutions, and companies enought for still being on twitter.

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