Los Angeles county DA's office quits Twitter due to "vicious" homophobic attacks not removed by social media platform

The Los Angeles county district attorney's office said Thursday it has left Twitter due to barrage of "vicious" homophobic attacks that were not removed by the social media platform even after they were reported.

The account, which went by the handle LADAOffice, no longer exists on Twitter.

"Our decision to archive our Twitter account was not an easy one," the office said in a statement. "It came after a series of distressing comments over time, culminating in a shocking response to photographs we posted celebrating LADA's first known entry into a Pride parade."