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I have a long commute in and out of a large city. Since I spend so much time on the road, I always try to get the details of Amber Alert notifications to be on the lookout for vehicles used in abductions. I guess I can't do that anymore since Twitter requires an account to see Amber Alerts. Hopefully my state finds another platform to post them.

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[–] sbv@sh.itjust.works 8 points 1 year ago (2 children)

In my jurisdiction, Amber Alerts are delivered by SMS. Using Twitter for police notifications seems bizarre.

[–] SubjectAlps@lemm.ee 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

In my area, amber alerts are delivered via Localized Emergency Alerts, and clicking on it takes you to the Highway Patrol Twitter page.

[–] sbv@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 year ago

That's crazy.

I was going to say it's crazy that your local police use a private service like Twitter, but I guess the phone companies are a private service too.

[–] UnmeltedByRain@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

It does come as a notification, and I ended up finding it in my notification history.