Except the primary distributor doesn’t have any actionable details.
Comment on Californians Say X Blocked Them From Viewing Amber Alert About Missing 14-Year-Old
Rivalarrival@lemmy.today 3 days agoThe government uses EAS and WEA to disseminate alerts. Both are government-operated systems that are not controlled, manipulated, lost, or disconnected by third parties. The AMBER alert in question was delivered via both EAS and WEA.
The Xhitter avenue (along with every other major social media platform) is what they refer to as a “secondary distributor”.
umami_wasbi@lemmy.ml 3 days ago
Rivalarrival@lemmy.today 3 days ago
Yep! I finally got confirmation of that when someone posted a screenshot of the alert.
What a bunch of chucklefucks.
floofloof@lemmy.ca 3 days ago
According to the article, that was not done in this case, hence the article.
Rivalarrival@lemmy.today 3 days ago
Yes, that is the claim I’m looking to verify. Is that claim accurate?
You can view past alerts you have received. On android phones, Settings > Notifications > Wireless Emergency Alerts > Emergency alert history. (or just search for “Amber”). One screenshot can easily prove or disprove the article’s claim.
Again, if this is actually what happened, it indicates a problem not just with CHP, but also with EAS and WEA for not ensuring the requested alert message included the emergency content.