The threat of terrorist attacks remains a reality in the U.S., to the point that the government has decided to turn to Twitter and Facebook to post warnings when serious threats develop.
While the Department of Homeland Security was reworking its five-color coded terror index — which needed tweaks due to criticisms that it was too vague and hard for the public to understand — department officials decided that if a situation is serious enough, Facebook and Twitter will be used to alert the public.
Of course, before an alert can be posted, the notification process will first include providing information to members of Congress; then counterterrorism officials in states and cities; then the governors and mayors; and then the public.
In determining the seriousness of a situation, the five-color terror index will be replaced with a two-category system: imminent and elevated.
The alert system that would include Twitter and Facebook is expected to be in place by April 27, according to Fox News.
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