Police across Canada are grappling with ways to relay emergency information after Meta removed news from its social media platforms.
But it is not entirely clear how Meta’s news ban will affect the way police communicate. Kelly Dehn, director of public affairs for the Winnipeg Police Service, put it bluntly: “We’re not sure what impact it will have.”
“People are viewing and consuming news on their phones more than ever. So it’s important for us to get the message to them directly,” he said.Article content The survey also found about 12 per cent got their police news solely from Facebook. The survey doesn’t clarify whether that was through traditional news stories posted to Facebook or through the police service’s own Facebook page, which has over 119,000 followers, but Dehn suspects it’s a mix of both.
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