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The NWT government and city of Yellowknife are describing in tweets, Instagram messages etc. how to search key evacuation information on CPAC and CBC. The broadcast carriers have a duty to carry emergency information, but Meta and X are blocking links.

While internet access is reportedly limited in Yellowknife, residents are finding this a barrier to getting current and accurate information. Even links to CBC radio are blocked.

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[-] FreeBooteR69@kbin.social 8 points 1 year ago

Honestly Canada should join the Fediverse en mass, depending on shitty proprietary and predatory social media is a weak point for our democracy.

[-] EhForumUser@lemmy.ca 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Canada should join the Fediverse en mass

We've had NNTP since the 1980s. What does the Fediverse offer Canadians that they didn't already have offered to them with NNTP? There is probably a good reason why they don't accept these distributed social networks en-mass.

[-] esty@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 year ago

we’ve had NNTP since the 80s

and I could find maybe one or two students on my uni campus that know what this is

and also, it’s not the 80s anymore

[-] Kecessa@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 year ago

It's just the kind of tech that got lost to history in a rush to make things simpler and more easily digestible for the average user.

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