Gregory's Server@Brendanjones The only way I can get emergency information in my small town is through Facebook. I don't have an account so half the time I'm trying to find out why power is out or whatever I'm blocked by a login screen.
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@AskPippa @ater @Brendanjones Are you aware of any projects/products out there specifically as, perhaps, "social media for Canadians dealing with natural disasters"? Just curious... @gkcan @AskPippa @ater @Brendanjones Mastodon? You know, where anyone can publish and you can follow the feeds that are relevant to you. Thing is, I wouldn't do such a project a different way. For most people, natural disasters are a rare occurrence. The whole purpose of using existing networks like FB or Twitter was to escalate those rare occurrences on the channels people are already using. We do the same things with TV and radio. I don't want more channels, let's use the ones we have. @gatesvp @gkcan @AskPippa @Brendanjones "We do the same things with TV and radio" I'm not Canadian so if that's an option, good on you. Not here, though. |
@ater @Brendanjones In Canada Facebook won't let us share news stories (because they don't want to pay our government for the rights to use articles). This has lead to problems during crises such as wildfires where people need info on safe places, etc.. Traditionally Facebook was one of the places a lot of people turned to for emergency updates and general info.