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submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by otter@lemmy.ca to c/fediverse@lemmy.ml

original article headline: "Japan Earthquake Alert App Says Sayonara to X"

cross-posted from: https://kbin.social/m/technology@lemmy.world/t/333398

Many people in Japan depend on the NERV service for earthquake alerts. Unfortunately, they'll no longer be able to receive them on X.

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[-] jeena@jemmy.jeena.net 26 points 1 year ago

Oh wow so they had 1.5 milion subscribers on Twitter but they have half a milion on Mastodon https://unnerv.jp/@UN_NERV I wasn't aware that Mastodon is that popular in Japan.

[-] otter@lemmy.ca 10 points 1 year ago

I wonder how much of that is recent / related to this service, and how much of it is from before. It's great to see different countries getting going with fediverse stuff.

I always thought it was weird when governments and institutions had to tiptoe around these tech giants. It makes so much more sense for them to host their own thing on their own infrastructure.

[-] lemann@lemmy.one 3 points 1 year ago

half a milion on Mastodon

Nice to hear! That will probably climb further too, as more of the population signs up to get their earthquake alerts there

[-] jmcs@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 1 year ago

I assume it's mostly misskey.

[-] flamingmongoose 24 points 1 year ago

They actually called it NERV the dorks

[-] Nihilore@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago

I’m a massive Eva fan and never knew this, love it haha

[-] kitonthenet@kbin.social 7 points 1 year ago

Cmon it’s cool as hell

[-] sabreW4K3@lemmy.tf 4 points 1 year ago

I prefer the other title

[-] Blaze@discuss.tchncs.de 3 points 1 year ago
[-] cat567@mstdn.social 2 points 1 year ago

@otter

Don't worry the more people leave x the better fediverse will be

this post was submitted on 12 Aug 2023
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