As misinformation proliferated on X thanks to verified users, a massive account sharing accurate information hit its Musk-imposed posting limit.

  • @Sanctus@lemmy.world
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    4511 months ago

    Too bad they don’t just open their own instance and post there, unlimited. It was always a bad idea to put public safety information channels in private hands.

    • stopthatgirl7OP
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      11 months ago

      They have their own Mastodon instance and have since 2017. They also have an app. They were telling people to get the app once they realized they were being API limited.

      But people in Japan have trusted Twitter for emergency info since the big Tohoku earthquake and still go there for information. Elon wrecked that trust.

      • Ech
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        211 months ago

        Glad to hear they’ve taken the right steps. Hopefully it’s still running when/if they can get the people to shift over.