The Supreme Court of Canada announced that it would be leaving the social media platform X and would only release further communications on other platforms.
The court’s 45,000 followers were left with a polite wave goodbye and an invitation to follow its updates elsewhere.In its brief farewell post, the court stated it would shift its communication efforts to other platforms, inviting the public to follow its updates on LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube:
“Dear subscribers – moving forward, we will be focusing our communication efforts on other platforms. We invite you to follow us on our LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram and YouTube accounts to continue receiving our updates,” the post read.
The court joined X—then known as Twitter—in 2015, and its departure marks the end of a decade-long presence on the platform.
“This is incredibly disappointing and very telling,” Edmonton lawyer Eva Chipuik wrote in criticism of the decision.
As previously reported by True North, not to be outdone, View Royal—population roughly equivalent to a decent-sized hockey rink crowd—followed suit earlier this month when Mayor Sid Tobias declared X persona non grata.
Tobias, claiming he was fed up with Elon Musk’s late-night trade war rants, directed the town’s 1,800 X followers to abandon their digital ghost town and move to Bluesky.
Courts in other countries have also taken actions affecting the X platform.
In August 2024, a Brazilian Supreme Court justice ordered the suspension of X in Brazil after the company failed to appoint a legal representative in the country. This suspension was lifted after compliance measures were taken.
