A growing number of prefectures have stopped posting disaster warnings on the platform due to limits on the number of free posts allowed.

A growing number of prefectures have stopped posting disaster warnings on the platform due to limits on the number of free posts allowed.

  • @poudlardoEnglish
    9•11 months ago

    Did they choose an alternative?

    • queerly_hot
      26•11 months ago

      They are now relying more on other communication methods such as email, the Line messaging app, their official website, and the L-Alert system, which shares information to media outlets who broadcast it to citizens.

      • stopthatgirl7OP
        17•11 months ago

        No, they haven’t. NERV is running its own Mastodon server, but that’s not run by any government agency and is a private company.

        The different prefectures are still weighing options.

        • @ikidd@lemmy.worldEnglish
          9•11 months ago

          If I were in charge of disaster warnings, a distributed, redundant system like the Fediverse would seem to be the perfect option for a warning system.

          But what do I know…

        • mintiefreshEnglish
          4•11 months ago

          Ah I see. I hope they consider Mastodon or something similar.

        • @yui@lemmy.worldEnglish
          3•11 months ago

          NERV? Like the agency from Evangelion? I’m not too familiar with any other abbreviation than that haha.

        • tiredofsametab
          1•11 months ago

          Yeah, I wish the government would do something. Preferably something that exists today, but I trust they’d want to make their own shitty app. At least then it’d be in one place, I suppose. Emergency alerts on phones are a thing for many people, but not everything is that level of emergency.