Comment on Californians Say X Blocked Them From Viewing Amber Alert About Missing 14-Year-Old
plz1@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
The mobile carriers and device OEM’s already participate directly in the Amber alert program. Why is X even part of this?
Comment on Californians Say X Blocked Them From Viewing Amber Alert About Missing 14-Year-Old
plz1@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
The mobile carriers and device OEM’s already participate directly in the Amber alert program. Why is X even part of this?
simplejack@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
The problem isn’t the alert itself, it’s that cops put Twitter links in the alert. If you want to see what the car, suspect, or victim look like, you need to be able to access Twitter.
Police have been doing this for years now. It’s a fast a cheap way to microblog without buying or supporting something with the city’s budget.
Duamerthrax@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Can’t have those ticket funds going to digital infrastructure when you gotta get up armored trucks to deal with protesters.