MBTA Boasts of 100K Twitter Followers At End of Hellish Week
The MBTA hit a major social-media milestone on Friday: 100,000 Twitter followers. And they took to Twitter to celebrate:
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Enthusiastically thanking riders for following them and using their services, the MBTA didn’t seem to realize that those riders aren’t always following them for their riveting tweets.
The tone-deaf celebration sparked the ire of riders who, after last week’s smoke panic, faced a week of weather-related delays and cancellations Governor Charlie Baker deemed “unacceptable.’’
Fed-up followers took to Twitter to air their grievances.
Some got sassy:
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Others basically pulled a “we’re disappointed in you’’:
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This guy kept it simple:
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And, of course, conspiracies raged:
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It’s been a bad week, MBTA, but hey, at least it’s Friday.
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