Disaster alert accounts are preparing for a world after Twitter

A resident holds a phone while walking on debris in front of a home. A resident holds a phone while walking on debris following Hurricane Ian in Fort Myers, Florida, on October 2nd, 2022.  | Image: Eva Marie Uzcategui / Bloomberg via Getty Images

For years, Twitter has been a go-to for agencies that need to warn people during a rapidly changing crisis. The National Weather Service uses it to share hurricane and tornado alerts. Firefighting agencies tweet updates about where a blaze is headed. It’s supposed to give people a heads-up so that they can take precautions to keep themselves safe.

Recently, though, agencies have started facing the real possibility of losing that resource. Twitter Read Entire Article

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