New Twitter Alerts Service Provides Critical Information In Real Time During National Emergencies

Twitter has launched a new broadcast system that will allow users to receive important information and updates from creditable organisations during emergencies and national disasters.

Called Twitter Alerts, the opt-in service already has the support of a number of public institutions and non-governmental organisations (NGOs) in the U.S., Japan and Korea, with plans to expand the platform to other countries soon.

Here’s the scoop from the official Twitter blog:

If you sign up to receive an account’s Twitter Alerts, you will receive a notification directly to your phone whenever that account marks a Tweet as an alert.

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