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Chicago Transit Authority deactivates X social media accounts (pdx.social)
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https://abc7chicago.com/post/chicago-transit-authority-deactivates-social-media-accounts-formerly-known-twitter-agency-confirms/15748349/

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[โ€“] randompasta@lemmy.today 17 points 1 week ago (1 children)

As should everyone.

[โ€“] WanderingVentra@lemm.ee 3 points 1 week ago

And they should make Mastadon accounts or instances instead, especially if they're affiliated with the government.

It's insane to me that public utilities and officials use a private, third-party thing like X for official communications when they could be controlling their own servers.