https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2024/02/twitter-front-end-nitter-dies-as-musk-wins-war-against-third-party-services/
Musk's changes kill service that let you view tweets without going to Twitter.
Events across the world have reduced my faith in corporations. Open-source, community-driven solutions are definitely the answer. Twitter has closed itself since it was acquired. Not to forget the Reddit api fiasco. With platforms closing themselves, they prevent the right to information. Anyone on the web should be able to access a microblogging site that plays (or played) such an important role in the world.
Arstechnica post has comments filled with how emergency services updates are posted on Twitter. We should all be part of the solution by promoting an open web that is not controllable by a singular entity.
That being said, for a service like emergency alerts, it definitely should be hosted on a site like Mastodon. It even has RSS.
To make matters worse, I just read an article about how the Indian government might be deciding to block proton mail.