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By using social media platforms, the police are reaching more and more people. From October 1, 2024, the Baden-Württemberg police will also share information about operations and events via WhatsApp and Mastodon.
"The Baden-Württemberg police have been successfully active on the social media platforms Facebook, X (formerly Twitter), Instagram and YouTube for years. People in the state get an insight behind the scenes of police work and are informed about current events, operations and important prevention topics. With WhatsApp and Mastodon, the police are now breaking new ground to reach even more people. This is important because fast and direct communication works best when it is built on several pillars," said Deputy Prime Minister and Interior Minister Thomas Strobl on the occasion of the launch of the police's new social media platforms.
From October 1, 2024, the Baden-Württemberg Police will operate the central WhatsApp channel "Baden-Württemberg Police" and the regional channel "Aalen Police Headquarters" . WhatsApp users can use this to receive messages in the form of texts, images, videos and links. The channel can be subscribed to. The Baden-Württemberg Police is also now using the social media platform Mastodon . The German open source project functions in a similar way to X and is considered a particularly data protection-friendly network. After an evaluation phase, if the result is positive, further Mastodon accounts and WhatsApp channels will be tested for the other departments and facilities of the Baden-Württemberg Police.
In 2011, the Baden-Württemberg police were one of the first police forces in Germany to pioneer a Twitter presence (now X). "With the additional communication channels on Mastodon and WhatsApp, we are taking another important step in digital communication. This means we remain in tune with the times and close to people's real lives," concluded Interior Minister Thomas Strobl.
