this is really just a problem with government agencies/departments using social media websites as primary avenues of delivering information.
I guarantee that this was not a “primary avenue” for delivering this information.
Comment on Californians Say X Blocked Them From Viewing Amber Alert About Missing 14-Year-Old
effward@lemmy.world 2 days ago
Twitter is hot garbage, that’s only gotten worse since Elon took over, but this is really just a problem with government agencies/departments using social media websites as primary avenues of delivering information.
Rivalarrival@lemmy.today 2 days ago
someguy3@lemmy.ca 2 days ago
I believe the alert popped up on the phone with the link, which people could not see.
Rivalarrival@lemmy.today 2 days ago
Ah. I see. The alerts were conveyed directly to phones via the Wireless Emergency Alerts (WEA) and Emergency Alert System (EAS), which included a link to their Xhitter account.
Every Amber alert I’ve seen has included location, name of the adult, license plate, vehicle description, a description of the child, etc. Most include come kind of link that (in my experience) doesn’t actually provide any further detail.
Have we confirmed that this alert included only the link to Xhitter, without the other data? If that is actually the case, it’s not just the CHP’s failure, but also the managers of the WEA and EAS systems: They aren’t supposed to activate those systems without the actual message.
someguy3@lemmy.ca 1 day ago
Jesus the article and everyone is telling you what happened and you just won’t accept it.
SnotFlickerman@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 days ago
Dear fucking god this is the real issue and why Mastodon is the solution because the agencies can have their own self-hosted presence. Is it perfect by any stretch? Oh fuck no, but it’s a lot closer to those groups having an independence and not relying on the corporations good graces for any of it to keep functioning.