Chat — Community Conversation Hub

What Chat Does

Conversation, rooted in place

Not another social feed. Structured around your county, your topics, and your community — not an algorithm.

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County Channels

Public conversations for every county — open to all members. No algorithm. Chronological. Local.

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Topic Threads

Conversations organized by TOPX category — find your people by what you care about.

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Direct Messages

Profile-to-profile messaging across the network — tied to your verified identity, not a phone number.

Social Media Chat	POCITS Chat
Algorithmic — you see what they want	Chronological — you see what happened
Anonymous or pseudonymous	Tied to verified community profile
Moderated by corporate policy	Governed by elected county delegates
Revenue extracted to shareholders	80% of ad revenue stays in your county

Channel Structure

Channels are created for every county, every major topic, and every community group.

Brantford, Ontario

# brantford-general

# brantford-events

# brantford-business

# topic-local-history

# topic-health

+ 40 more channels in Brantford

Chat is available to all POCITS members. Your county is already talking.