[sbe-eas] Twitter reverses its reversal: Allows free automated weather alert messages

[Aaron Read]

"In response to emailed questions about how it would apply the policy,
Twitter officials sent a poop emoji. Musk announced in March that
would be Twitter’s standard response to media inquiries."

(sigh)

- Aaron

On Wed, May 3, 2023 at 11:58 AM Sean Donelan <sean at donelan.com> wrote:
>
> Because Twitter's infrastructure used to be able to handle large, surge
> capacity -- several organizations used twitter with IPAWS/WEA for messages
> such as AMBER Alerts, Earthquakes, Weather alerts.  Although slower than
> WEA, tweets can include images and longer messages.
>
> More common, government agencies used Twitter for informational tweets,
> such as transit alerts and public information announcements.
>
>
> In reversal, Twitter to allow free automated weather, transit tweets
> https://www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2023/05/03/twitter-weather-mass-transit-alerts/
>
>
> [...]
> The National Weather Service had cautioned the change posed a threat to
> public safety and told Twitter users to ensure they had other ways to
> receive warnings of tornadoes and other weather threats. The New York City
> subway meanwhile said it would pull back from the platform, which has
> faced increased criticism since Musk took over last year that changes to
> Twitter are making it less vital for many users.
>
> In a tweet posted Tuesday, Twitter said it would allow such automated
> tweets to continue free, in the interest of “public utility.”
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