2024-09-11
A blog. A wiki. A teletype. Human operators who won't nix evacuations orders. — Ham radio operators. Text chains. Public access. College radio. — A gazillion minimalist ways to communicate that work and we already know how to do machine-human interfaces. — Bleep bleeping for-profit emergency comms!
Washington Post
An analysis finds 40+ examples of Facebook removing emergency-related posts during 20+ US wildfires since June 2024; Meta says it is “investigating this issue”
The Post has collected more than 40 examples of Facebook removing emergency-related posts during at least 20 wildfires since June.
this is f'ing evil
Washington Post
An analysis finds 40+ examples of Facebook removing emergency-related posts during 20+ US wildfires since June 2024; Meta says it is “investigating this issue”
The Post has collected more than 40 examples of Facebook removing emergency-related posts during at least 20 wildfires since June.
Facebook has been marking wildfire and other emergency-related posts as spam and removing them as these disasters are unfolding in realtime. — WaPo climate reporter Brianna Sacks found 40 + examples in which the platform blocked content this season, even from sheriff depts and fire agencies.
Washington Post
An analysis finds 40+ examples of Facebook removing emergency-related posts during 20+ US wildfires since June 2024; Meta says it is “investigating this issue”
The Post has collected more than 40 examples of Facebook removing emergency-related posts during at least 20 wildfires since June.