Lauren WeinsteinNov 19, 2022
Many government agencies are expressing concerns about how to communicate with the public without Twitter, especially in emergencies. Of course, it was a bad idea to become dependent on Twitter to such an extent in the first place, and no matter what happens, this needs rethinking.
Show threadTom Stoneham

@lauren I don't know ... Maybe they could update their web pages and offer RSS?

I suspect what the real problem is that they were relying on *re*Tweets to spread the message. And that is just crazy in an emergency situation. An open door to misinformation.

Nov 22, 2022 at 6:52pmWeb
Show threadLauren WeinsteinNov 22, 2022
@tomstoneham While I depend on RSS for most of my online news pointers, I would assert that some tiny fraction of 1% of people in the world have any idea what RSS is. Most of the sites feeding it are only doing so because WordPress does it automatically. They probably don't even know they have it.
Show threadTom StonehamNov 22, 2022
@lauren 10 years ago that was true of Twitter. As it became more popular, it also became the lazy option for official communication. Things can change if those whose job it is to communicate effectively take responsibility for their channels.
Show threadLauren WeinsteinNov 22, 2022
@tomstoneham It may have a reasonable internal role "under the hood" so to speak.