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Zurich police quit X and move updates to WhatsApp

Original: «Zürcher Polizei steigt bei X aus – und wechselt zu WhatsApp: Die Stadtpolizei verlagert ihre aktuellen Mitteilungen von

The Zurich city police are discontinuing their presence on X and will publish their public announcements on WhatsApp instead. The force said respectful discourse on X has become increasingly rare, prompting the move. Critics note the irony that the department is shifting from one American platform to another rather than to an open or local alternative, and the change is drawing debate about institutional communication online.

Why now: A public authority abandoning X for WhatsApp reignites discussion about platform trust and where official communications belong.

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• «Zürcher Polizei steigt bei X aus – und wechselt zu WhatsApp: Die Stadtpolizei verlagert ihre aktuellen Mitteilungen von einer amerikanischen Plattform zur nächsten. Auf X sei «der respektvolle Diskurs» immer seltener geworden.» Vom Regen in die Traufe — Weshalb nicht so gleich… · kubikpixel@chaos.social · 5

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