John ShirleyNov 20, 2022

WaPo: "In crises, officials tweet crucial info. What if Twitter dies?"
"...legion of government personnel, public safety officers and professional disaster communicators who reach for Twitterduring a crisis. Public agencies use the platform to issue evacuation orders, warn of active shooters, dispel misinformation and direct residents away from road closures or toward shelters..."

We need laws requiring all social media to provide accounts to all agencies for emergencies.

Show threadJimD

@JohnShirley2023
I remember radio being the medium of choice.

Sonoma County still has a network of amateur radio operators they trigger during emergencies. Floods and fires..stuff stops working. Radio does not. Cheers.

Nov 20, 2022 at 12:56amWeb
Show threadJohn ShirleyNov 20, 2022
@JimD radio should be included in any alert process. It USED to be just radio and some on tv.
Show threadJimDNov 20, 2022
@JohnShirley2023
If anyone is relying and or expecting to rely on any social media platform in an emergency, I feel sorry for them. Local public agencies expecting private entertainment companies to provide emergency communication services is just sad. People who rely on social media for said info are just ignorant and should sue their parents. Cheers.
Show threadJohn ShirleyNov 20, 2022
@JimD Maybe you're too young to remember when it was required (and still is to an extent) on radio and television. It's just an expedient. It's not "this is how we communicate". The sad part is how many people are likely to be mired in an excess use of social media--and thus more reachable that way. Emergencies are emergencies, crises are crises, people need to be told however they can be. Emergency notifications on Twitter is just one way of many. Social media can--and has--saved lives thus.