US May Start Sending Terror Alerts Through Twitter
You could soon be seeing terror alerts in your Twitter feed, if the US government has anything to do with it. According to new documents obtained by the Associated Press, the US Department of Homeland Security may start posting terror alerts on Facebook and Twitter when they reach out to the public.
The document, which was labeled “for office use only” outlines a new terror alert system that will get rid of the current five color gradient that is used to alert the public about the severity of a terror alert, and instead use a two-tier system which consists of “elevated” and “imminent”.
The document also explains how, after alerting public officials, the Department of Homeland Security may turn to Facebook and to Twitter in order to alert the public.
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