Japan prefectures drift away from posting disaster warnings on X

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japantimes.co.jp

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

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Did they choose an alternative?

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.

Mastodon

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.

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...

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

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.