#emergencyalerts — Public Fediverse posts

From County of Hawai’i on FB: Stay safe and informed. Due to Hurricane Lala, road hazards and changing conditions are everywhere. Get real-time County emergency alerts by texting HAWAIIALERTS (one word) to 888777. Sign up now!

#lala #hurricane #severeweather #hiwx #hawaiicounty #emergencyalerts

BakersRelay @[email protected] · 2026-08-15 · 23:22 UTC

From County of Hawai’i on FB: Stay safe and informed. Due to Hurricane Lala, road hazards and changing conditions are everywhere. Get real-time County emergency alerts by texting HAWAIIALERTS (one word) to 888777. Sign up now!

#lala #hurricane #severeweather #hiwx #hawaiicounty #emergencyalerts

BakersRelay @[email protected] · 2026-08-15 · 23:22 UTC

From County of Hawai’i on FB: Stay safe and informed. Due to Hurricane Lala, road hazards and changing conditions are everywhere. Get real-time County emergency alerts by texting HAWAIIALERTS (one word) to 888777. Sign up now!

#lala #hurricane #severeweather #hiwx #hawaiicounty #emergencyalerts

BakersRelay @[email protected] · 2026-08-15 · 23:22 UTC

From County of Hawai’i on FB: Stay safe and informed. Due to Hurricane Lala, road hazards and changing conditions are everywhere. Get real-time County emergency alerts by texting HAWAIIALERTS (one word) to 888777. Sign up now!

#text #emergencyalerts #hawaiicounty #hiwx #severeweather #hurricane

Svavar the Neurospicy @[email protected] · 2026-08-15 · 12:55 UTC

If you’re in the UK and want to tell the government what you think about the recent “emergency alert” that was forced onto everyone’s phone, here’s the link.

#uk #emergencyalerts

Svavar the Neurospicy @[email protected] · 2026-08-15 · 12:55 UTC

If you’re in the UK and want to tell the government what you think about the recent “emergency alert” that was forced onto everyone’s phone, here’s the link.

#uk #emergencyalerts

Svavar the Neurospicy @[email protected] · 2026-08-15 · 12:55 UTC

If you’re in the UK and want to tell the government what you think about the recent “emergency alert” that was forced onto everyone’s phone, here’s the link.

#emergencyalerts #uk

Svavar the Neurospicy @[email protected] · 2026-08-15 · 12:55 UTC

If you’re in the UK and want to tell the government what you think about the recent “emergency alert” that was forced onto everyone’s phone, here’s the link.

https://experiencersinternational.com/2026/08/15/was-that-alert-really-necessary/

#uk #emergencyalerts

ExperiencersInternational @[email protected] · 2026-08-15 · 00:32 UTC

Was that alert really necessary?

If you were in the UK on Friday 14th at around 7pm, you were probably about to have a chill night, perhaps watching a boxset or something. But instead, millions of phones across England and Wales triggered a loud alarm disturbing their night and has potentially caused problems for hundreds or thousands across the country. […]

#cellular #emergencyalerts #tutorial

ExperiencersInternational @[email protected] · 2026-08-15 · 00:32 UTC

Was that alert really necessary?

If you were in the UK on Friday 14th at around 7pm, you were probably about to have a chill night, perhaps watching a boxset or something. But instead, millions of phones across England and Wales triggered a loud alarm disturbing their night and has potentially caused problems for hundreds or thousands across the country. […]

https://experiencersinternational.com/2026/08/15/was-that-alert-really-necessary/

#cellular #emergencyalerts #tutorial

ExperiencersInternational @[email protected] · 2026-08-15 · 00:32 UTC

Was that alert really necessary?

If you were in the UK on Friday 14th at around 7pm, you were probably about to have a chill night, perhaps watching a boxset or something. But instead, millions of phones across England and Wales triggered a loud alarm disturbing their night and has potentially caused problems for hundreds or thousands across the country. […]

https://experiencersinternational.com/2026/08/15/was-that-alert-really-necessary/

#cellular #emergencyalerts #tutorial

ExperiencersInternational @[email protected] · 2026-08-15 · 00:32 UTC

Was that alert really necessary?

If you were in the UK on Friday 14th at around 7pm, you were probably about to have a chill night, perhaps watching a boxset or something. But instead, millions of phones across England and Wales triggered a loud alarm disturbing their night and has potentially caused problems for hundreds or thousands across the country. […]

https://experiencersinternational.com/2026/08/15/was-that-alert-really-necessary/

#tutorial #emergencyalerts #cellular

ExperiencersInternational @[email protected] · 2026-08-15 · 00:32 UTC

Was that alert really necessary?

If you were in the UK on Friday 14th at around 7pm, you were probably about to have a chill night, perhaps watching a boxset or something. But instead, millions of phones across England and Wales triggered a loud alarm disturbing their night and has potentially caused problems for hundreds or thousands across the country. […]

https://experiencersinternational.com/2026/08/15/was-that-alert-really-necessary/

#cellular #emergencyalerts #tutorial

David Lyford-Tilley @[email protected] · 2026-08-14 · 23:03 UTC

Picked quite a night to be at the theatre #emergencyalerts

#emergencyalerts

Jennifer Moore 😷 @[email protected] · 2026-08-14 · 19:12 UTC

CW: My feedback to gov.uk about that alarm just now

Thanks to @0x47df for the link for "send feedback about emergency alerts". Good timing, just when I was grumbling about it :-)

Here's what I just sent:

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a) Clicking OK to make the noise stop also makes the message disappear off the screen. This is a design flaw. There should be a prominent button for stopping the noise, and a separate way to close the window after reading the message. (But I don't know to what extent this is under your control, vs needing to regulate phone software manufacturers.)

b) Each use of the alarm has wellbeing costs and time costs: e.g. people shocked by the sudden noise, sick people and shift workers woken up, people with some cognitive disabilities being frightened, people who accidentally shut the message having to stop what they were doing and find out what they missed. This cost is appropriate and proportionate for time-sensitive emergencies such as earthquakes, floods or current fires.

General advice, however valuable, is a different category of information, which to my mind doesn't justify an un-time-shiftable noisy alarm. A prime minister's speech plus some good adverts (including on bus stops etc) seem to me more appropriate for what we were just sent. That message I think was arguably a misuse of the service.

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Anyone else who wanted to send feedback, here's the page:
https://surveys.publishing.service.gov.uk/s/5m75hq

#uk #emergencyalerts #design

Jennifer Moore 😷 @[email protected] · 2026-08-14 · 19:12 UTC

CW: My feedback to gov.uk about that alarm just now

Thanks to @0x47df for the link for "send feedback about emergency alerts". Good timing, just when I was grumbling about it :-)

Here's what I just sent:

=

a) Clicking OK to make the noise stop also makes the message disappear off the screen. This is a design flaw. There should be a prominent button for stopping the noise, and a separate way to close the window after reading the message. (But I don't know to what extent this is under your control, vs needing to regulate phone software manufacturers.)

b) Each use of the alarm has wellbeing costs and time costs: e.g. people shocked by the sudden noise, sick people and shift workers woken up, people with some cognitive disabilities being frightened, people who accidentally shut the message having to stop what they were doing and find out what they missed. This cost is appropriate and proportionate for time-sensitive emergencies such as earthquakes, floods or current fires.

General advice, however valuable, is a different category of information, which to my mind doesn't justify an un-time-shiftable noisy alarm. A prime minister's speech plus some good adverts (including on bus stops etc) seem to me more appropriate for what we were just sent. That message I think was arguably a misuse of the service.

=

Anyone else who wanted to send feedback, here's the page:
https://surveys.publishing.service.gov.uk/s/5m75hq

#uk #emergencyalerts #design

Jennifer Moore 😷 @[email protected] · 2026-08-14 · 19:12 UTC

CW: My feedback to gov.uk about that alarm just now

Thanks to @0x47df for the link for "send feedback about emergency alerts". Good timing, just when I was grumbling about it :-)

Here's what I just sent:

=

a) Clicking OK to make the noise stop also makes the message disappear off the screen. This is a design flaw. There should be a prominent button for stopping the noise, and a separate way to close the window after reading the message. (But I don't know to what extent this is under your control, vs needing to regulate phone software manufacturers.)

b) Each use of the alarm has wellbeing costs and time costs: e.g. people shocked by the sudden noise, sick people and shift workers woken up, people with some cognitive disabilities being frightened, people who accidentally shut the message having to stop what they were doing and find out what they missed. This cost is appropriate and proportionate for time-sensitive emergencies such as earthquakes, floods or current fires.

General advice, however valuable, is a different category of information, which to my mind doesn't justify an un-time-shiftable noisy alarm. A prime minister's speech plus some good adverts (including on bus stops etc) seem to me more appropriate for what we were just sent. That message I think was arguably a misuse of the service.

=

Anyone else who wanted to send feedback, here's the page:
https://surveys.publishing.service.gov.uk/s/5m75hq

#uk #emergencyalerts #design

Jennifer Moore 😷 @[email protected] · 2026-08-14 · 19:12 UTC

CW: My feedback to gov.uk about that alarm just now

Thanks to @0x47df for the link for "send feedback about emergency alerts". Good timing, just when I was grumbling about it :-)

Here's what I just sent:

=

a) Clicking OK to make the noise stop also makes the message disappear off the screen. This is a design flaw. There should be a prominent button for stopping the noise, and a separate way to close the window after reading the message. (But I don't know to what extent this is under your control, vs needing to regulate phone software manufacturers.)

b) Each use of the alarm has wellbeing costs and time costs: e.g. people shocked by the sudden noise, sick people and shift workers woken up, people with some cognitive disabilities being frightened, people who accidentally shut the message having to stop what they were doing and find out what they missed. This cost is appropriate and proportionate for time-sensitive emergencies such as earthquakes, floods or current fires.

General advice, however valuable, is a different category of information, which to my mind doesn't justify an un-time-shiftable noisy alarm. A prime minister's speech plus some good adverts (including on bus stops etc) seem to me more appropriate for what we were just sent. That message I think was arguably a misuse of the service.

=

Anyone else who wanted to send feedback, here's the page:
https://surveys.publishing.service.gov.uk/s/5m75hq

#design #emergencyalerts #uk

Jennifer Moore 😷 @[email protected] · 2026-08-14 · 19:12 UTC

CW: My feedback to gov.uk about that alarm just now

Thanks to @0x47df for the link for "send feedback about emergency alerts". Good timing, just when I was grumbling about it :-)

Here's what I just sent:

=

a) Clicking OK to make the noise stop also makes the message disappear off the screen. This is a design flaw. There should be a prominent button for stopping the noise, and a separate way to close the window after reading the message. (But I don't know to what extent this is under your control, vs needing to regulate phone software manufacturers.)

b) Each use of the alarm has wellbeing costs and time costs: e.g. people shocked by the sudden noise, sick people and shift workers woken up, people with some cognitive disabilities being frightened, people who accidentally shut the message having to stop what they were doing and find out what they missed. This cost is appropriate and proportionate for time-sensitive emergencies such as earthquakes, floods or current fires.

General advice, however valuable, is a different category of information, which to my mind doesn't justify an un-time-shiftable noisy alarm. A prime minister's speech plus some good adverts (including on bus stops etc) seem to me more appropriate for what we were just sent. That message I think was arguably a misuse of the service.

=

Anyone else who wanted to send feedback, here's the page:
https://surveys.publishing.service.gov.uk/s/5m75hq