Canadian Police, Emergency Agencies Consider Adopting Meta’s Threads

Canadian Police, Emergency Agencies Consider Adopting Meta’s Threads
This photo, taken in New York, on July 6, 2023, shows Meta's new app Threads. The Associated Press/Richard Drew
The Canadian Press
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As tens of millions of people begin using Threads, Meta’s rival to Twitter, police and emergency response agencies across Canada are considering embracing the new text-based app.

For years, Twitter has been a go-to source for the media and the broader public to get real-time information from public agencies, especially on situations that impact safety.