Twitter limits that snarled NWS July Fourth storm-tracking raise public safety concerns
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Twitter limits that snarled National Weather Service storm-tracking this week dramatized the extent to which government agencies tasked with protecting public safety have come to rely on this platf…
  • notfromhere@lemmy.oneEnglish
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    1 year ago

    Any private company is not required to provide for public emergency communications. This is a deficiency of the government. Each state should run their own Mastadon instance and quit relying on corporate charity

    • TheHiddenCatboy@lemmy.worldEnglish
      1·
      1 year ago

      I’ve heard that several European countries are looking to replace their Twitter accounts with privately run Mastodon instances, that you can subscribe to from any Mastodon account. And given Elon’s childish insults thrown at Mastodon, I’d be happy to see that take off.