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phoneymouse@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 months ago

Californians Say X Blocked Them From Viewing Amber Alert About Missing 14-Year-Old

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Californians Say X Blocked Them From Viewing Amber Alert About Missing 14-Year-Old

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phoneymouse@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 months ago
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    Why can’t they just put the information in the alert directly? That’s what the Koreans did when I was there. Why this extra indirection in the first place?

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      Or link to an official website with the details.

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        Yeah, that was my thought. Put a page on their government website. I would recommend their state department of homeland security for emergency services

        Make a subpage: https://www.caloes.ca.gov/office-of-the-director/operations/homeland-security/

        Their mission statement on that site fits perfectly with it:

        “We protect California by leveraging partnerships, bolstering capabilities, illuminating threats, sharing intelligence and advancing the Homeland Security Strategy.”

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      That’s what happens in my part of the US as well.

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      Possibly laziness and/or wanting to link to an “official” source.

      Instead of publishing 34 more alerts, a interested person could just follow the account.

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      Do do both. The text of the alert and a link for minor updates that don’t warrant a new alert.

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