Japanese disaster prevention X account can’t post anymore after hitting API limit - The issue has arisen after major Tsunami warnings have been issued in areas of Japan following a strong earthquake

Why governments would ever use a private service for critical use baffles me.

Create your own emergency notification system!

This is reason #856632 that you don't put vital government services on fucking Twitter.

It's almost like trying to run the world on social media was a shit tier idea.

How about avoiding commercial platforms when it comes to vitally important official communication?

NERV already has a Mastodon server.

https://unnerv.jp/@UN_NERV

They already announced last year that they want to move away from Twitter.

https://unseen-japan.com/nerv-app-x-twitter-leaving/

Letting people senselessly get injured or die seems to be a common theme in Elon's ventures, so I'm not all that surprised about this.

I feel like this is warranted:

Fuck Elon.

Twitter was useless but X is just a vanity project at this point

Just say twitter. Calling it "x" will literally always be silly and cumbersome.

Why is a critical service like disaster precention using an unreliable service like Twitter?

@L4s Just FYI the NERV app mentioned on the article is not government official. (Althought I believe it uses government oficial APIs for earthquake detection)

But the town square!!!!!111

Time to switch to mastodon.

Mastodon is a thing and they will own their instance.

Society if people read the article:

NERV announcements got blocked? I guess he's not getting in the robot after all

If only there was some sort of legal agreement that should and could be reached when the govt wants to use some private platform to communicate something important to people. If only.

I remember reading that Twitter was pretty famous on Japan so that's why they are still there.

Countries should have their own Mastodon instances. Then again, you can't trust governments.

Well, they are no fascists so they can not expect preferential treatment from Elon.

@L4s Gee thanks Elon

Have multiple accounts and rotate through them with each post. But then you have to make sure all of your followers are following all accounts. It's a shitty workaround but it's a shitty platform to begin with.

I think the replies to this post really captures Lemmy's energy and I love it.

GTFO Shitter.

Holy shit, didn't know there is an actual Nerv created by an organisation named Gehirn. I mean, good what they are doing, just hope, that Gehirn doesn't get around to do the instrumentality project. Otherwise we will get problems with angels

Great work Elon ! Now Twitter's service has indirectly impacted the life of some people

Didn't they set up their own Mastodon instance? Hopefully they announced it nationwide so they could get as many people as possible on it.

I'm surprised they don't send faxes.

did they name themselves after the guys from NGE or is that Organisation from NGE named after them?

Governments should not depend on social media for vital communications, period.

they need need to upgrade their Twitter subscription tier to increase API call limit

shame on Japan for cheaping out on Twitter

Evangelion?

So the Governments are going to start coming after corpoprations right?

The Evangelion app name is pure gold.

Fuck X and Musk.

It's not like anyone is dying over private social medias, right?

Netblocks reports the internet is down in that part of Japan, so...,