The city of Cambridge, Ont. announced Monday that it would no longer be posting to the social media platform, X, formerly known as Twitter, citing concerns about the platform’s “reliability, accountability and direction.”
According to the city, the decision was made because of “ongoing concerns about the platform’s viability as a trusted space for public communication as content found and promoted on X, includes racism and misinformation. The City feels X no longer aligns with the values of inclusivity, respect, integrity, service and responsible communication.”
Cambridge said it would post one final message to residents about the update and share other ways to remain in touch with the city. However, by Tuesday morning, the account had been disabled.
Global News has reached out to the city to find out whether it had deactivated the account or whether the social media platform had made that move but did not receive a …