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Japan Earthquake Alert App moves from Twitter to Mastodon, currently has 488k posts & 19.9k followers (unseen-japan.com)

submitted 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) by otter@lemmy.ca to c/fediverse@lemmy.world

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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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[-] medborgare@lemmy.world 106 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

Is “switches” really correct? They’ve been on Mastodon since 2017.

[-] remotelove@lemmy.world 107 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

Once the service stops using Twitter, it could be considered a full "switch" I suppose.

[-] otter@lemmy.ca 60 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

I rewrote the title a few times, couldn't settle on anything. Updated it again now (criticism was valid, I originally posted with "Japan Earthquake Alert App switches from Twitter to Mastodon, already has 488k followers")

Probably should have just included the relevant part of the article

We are moving forward under the premise that our operations should move from platforms managed by other companies to those within our control. Our app of course works on Apple and Google but these are different in terms of API constraints. On the other hand, distribution on ActivityPub is where we can manage our content completely independently. For this reason, in response to requests to move our operations onto different platforms will eventually only result in the same outcome as this time and therefore will not be considered. As NERV posts are still accessible via social media linked with ActivityPub, we plan to continue sharing there.

[-] sj_zero@lotide.fbxl.net 10 points 10 months ago

The future I wish to see!

[-] glibg10b@lemmy.ml 1 points 10 months ago

Consider using the past tense

[-] Mars2k21@kbin.social 63 points 10 months ago

That's a pretty huge move right there, hopefully this is the first of many migrations of apps to Activity Pub software (besides Threads).

Also...the name NERV kind of threw me off for a second. Tell the anime crowd on Twitter that NERV moved to Mastodon full time and we'll probably get an extra 2 million people in the Fediverse.

[-] yumpsuit@lemmy.world 48 points 10 months ago

GET IN THE DAMN FEDIVERSE, SHINJI

[-] JubilantJaguar@lemmy.world 62 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

This looks like a glimpse of how Mastodon (specifically: ActivityPub protocol) can really detrone Twitter. The world is full of governments and agencies and other Very Serious Organizations. They must hate having to depend on a single private company to get their message out. They must be itching for an alternative that gives them the kind of control that they have with phone numbers and email addresses and websites. Surely this is Mastodon's golden opportunity.

[-] insertfloppydiskhere@lemmy.world 13 points 10 months ago

Absolutely! I've been contacting the national directorates and Very Serious Organizations in my country asking if they have strategies in place for effectively communicate with the public, in light of Twitter requiring an account to read its content (this happened some weeks ago). I always link to other public bodies or Very Serious Organizations that have done it. Same goes for political parties.

Make them understand that there is a need for reliable communication, and show them that others are doing it as well.

We need to remember that Mastodon (and Lemmy for that Cass) still are pretty niche things. Every example of Very Serious Organizations that joins lowers the barrier of entry for the next Very Serious Organization.

[-] JubilantJaguar@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago

Exactly. And well done for being a busybody in a good cause! The world needs more people like you.

[-] NeonWoofGenesis@l.henlo.fi 58 points 10 months ago

Is the app seriously called NERV? 🤣

[-] ConstipatedWatson@lemmy.world 38 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

I always thought the only way to deal with earthquakes was to use gigantic mecha that only have 5 mins of unplugged charge!

Shin Seiki edit: fixed grammar

[-] maegul@lemmy.ml 30 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

I thought it was all a prank because of all the NGE terminology (Gehirn too). It says in the article the founder is a fan, which makes sense. I’d want to pretend I’m sending off ~~angles~~angels too if I were running an anti earthquake product.

[-] SmoochPooch@lemmy.world 3 points 10 months ago

Probably a good organization for detecting impacts too.

[-] ConstipatedWatson@lemmy.world 3 points 10 months ago

Aaargh, you're totally right. It goes to show I should have read TFA! Sorry and thanks for the remark!

[-] PineapplePartisan@lemmy.world 1 points 10 months ago

And the logo is a scorpion for some reason?

[-] PersnickityPenguin@lemm.ee 42 points 10 months ago

TL;DR: X’s rate increases are costing the service about ¥6 million per month. As that is very expensive, they would rather spend their money developing their own platform and using a free social media platform to disseminate information.