Amber Alert Push Notification Issue

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Amber Alert push notification

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The California Highway Patrol sent an Amber Alert push notification about a 14-year-old girl, but many couldn't see it because they hit a log-in screen

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The California Highway Patrol sent an Amber Alert push notification to phones in the Los Angeles area about a 14-year-old girl that authorities believed had been abducted.

Instead of conveying vital information that could help locate the victim, the law enforcement agency linked to a post from its official X account.

On other social platforms, including Reddit , Threads , and Bluesky , local California residents vented their frustrations about being unable to receive the details of an emergency happening in their community.

Tests show X has continued to limit what people without accounts can see.

WIRED looked at several of its staff reporters’ X accounts without logging in.

It does appear that accounts run by government entities are not restricted in this way.

Despite these drawbacks, X still remains an important platform for relaying information during emergency situations.

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