Japanese disaster prevention X account can’t post anymore after hitting API limit - Dexerto
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Japanese disaster prevention app NERV can't post to the platform after hitting X's API rate limitations.

Japanese disaster prevention X account can’t post anymore after hitting API limit - The issue has arisen after major Tsunami warnings have been issued in areas of Japan following a strong earthquake::undefined

  • hansl@lemmy.worldEnglish
    86·
    6 months ago

    Is Mastodon even viable for time sensitive information? You need to wait for your instance to propagate the post from their instance which can take time.

      • hansl@lemmy.worldEnglish
        53·
        6 months ago

        I’d suggest they join a system that has users, proper SLA and an open frontpage.

        As much as you might like Mastodon for being open, there are no SLA between instances. Bluesky or Threads likely do.

        Not saying they shouldn’t start their own Mastodon, but not for emergency and time sensitive things. Or just for people who can’t access those other services. More options also mean more reach.

    • Mane25@feddit.ukEnglish
      72·
      6 months ago

      Is Twitter/X viable for that? They can decide, and have, to randomly put information behind login walls.

      • hansl@lemmy.worldEnglish
        21·
        6 months ago

        They technically still have an SLA, but it’s unclear how much they respect it. And if X isn’t viable there are other platforms that are.

        • Mane25@feddit.ukEnglish
          4·
          6 months ago

          SLA? If that means something like “service level agreement” (I don’t know, you didn’t specify, I’m guessing) then I can still find examples where it falls well below what I would expect from a public service such that if there was an agreement in place that I would definitely be opposed to it as a tax payer.

          And if X isn’t viable there are other platforms that are.

          I mean yes obviously, there are much more viable platforms like Mastodon, or even a self-hosted website.

          • hansl@lemmy.worldEnglish
            12·
            6 months ago

            And again, which was the point of my original comment, Mastodon may not do great when you need to propagate the post to other platforms. Unless you know something I don’t, Mastodon is horrible for time sensitive information, since it can take hours to get to your instance.