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@announcements @cd24 This isn’t suitable for your request, but the thread below is a cogent discussion of how emergency disaster and response became dependent on twitter and now needs to move away from it. This is the kind of thoughtful discussion that Mastodon hopes to achieve regularly. But it’s the first I’ve seen since joining Mastodon, so I hope it keeps happening. A code of conduct works.
Mastodon 🐘Kate Starbird (@katestarbird@mstdn.social)In ~2014, my colleague & I argued that social media (esp. Twitter) had become part of the critical infrastructure of disaster response. People were turning to Twitter during crises to share information about impacts and resources. Disaster responders were using the data shared there for situational awareness, and were communicating in real-time with their constituents. Today’s events underscore just how dangerous it is for society to come to rely on private platforms as critical infrastructure.