It baffles me that governments ever relied on an unprofitable ad-supported company to provide critical communications, especially where alternatives exist (emai

It baffles me that governments ever relied on an unprofitable ad-supported company to provide critical communications, especially where alternatives exist (email, putting notice on a website.) And if it’s life or death, there’s Emergency Alert System. Goes on TV, radio, and straight to your phone, complete with the Cold War-era alert tone. I hope Twitter merely supplemented that?