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[โ€“] mp3@lemmy.ca 13 points 9 months ago (3 children)

Because my city deems it is still a good idea to post important announcements about roadworks and water interruptions/boil advisory there exclusively :/

[โ€“] Overzeetop 3 points 9 months ago

With the small carve out exception of people who are fine with the antisocial behavior and management style of the owner, Inertia is the only reason. Governments, influencers, corporations- they all have a following and an established channel which involves minimum expense to maintain.

[โ€“] xilliah 2 points 9 months ago

Ugh same here in the NL with WhatsApp. People act as if it's public infrastructure.

[โ€“] ellabella 1 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (1 children)

I wish my city works like this. But noooo our local government uses FACEBOOK. ONLY. Twitter is still the lesser of two evils

[โ€“] mp3@lemmy.ca 1 points 9 months ago

If only more cities could provide a simple RSS feed..