this post was submitted on 12 Aug 2023
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original 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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[–] jeena@jemmy.jeena.net 24 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Oh wow so they had 1.5 milion subscribers on Twitter but they have half a milion on Mastodon https://unnerv.jp/@UN_NERV I wasn't aware that Mastodon is that popular in Japan.

[–] otter@lemmy.ca 9 points 2 years ago

I wonder how much of that is recent / related to this service, and how much of it is from before. It's great to see different countries getting going with fediverse stuff.

I always thought it was weird when governments and institutions had to tiptoe around these tech giants. It makes so much more sense for them to host their own thing on their own infrastructure.

[–] flamingmongoose@lemmy.blahaj.zone 13 points 2 years ago (1 children)

They actually called it NERV the dorks

[–] Nihilore@lemmy.world 8 points 2 years ago

I’m a massive Eva fan and never knew this, love it haha

[–] sabreW4K3@lemmy.tf 3 points 2 years ago

I prefer the other title

[–] cat567@mstdn.social 2 points 2 years ago

@otter

Don't worry the more people leave x the better fediverse will be

[–] Blaze@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 2 years ago