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.
As a Nova Scotian…this is beyond the ability of any government in our province unfortunately. We are stuck somewhere around 2000 right now when it comes to internet tech. I agree wholeheartedly but a lot of education needs to happen in government circles first.
Which they likely farm out to google here. No joke. It’s crazy. I’ve lived a lot of places in Canada and the government’s in the Maritimes by far are so behind in tech it’s insane.
As a Nova Scotian…this is beyond the ability of any government in our province unfortunately. We are stuck somewhere around 2000 right now when it comes to internet tech. I agree wholeheartedly but a lot of education needs to happen in government circles first.
Surely it can’t be that much harder to operate and secure than an email server, right?
Which they likely farm out to google here. No joke. It’s crazy. I’ve lived a lot of places in Canada and the government’s in the Maritimes by far are so behind in tech it’s insane.