Google non è riuscito a avvertire 10 milioni di terremoti di Turchia

Is it really their responsibility? I know we shouldn’t really defend companies of such scale, but I don’t see how this makes the situation different. The government and corruption are what caused this, not Google.

BBC always find new ways to criticize foreign government. have to give them the credit, creative journalism.

This has absolutely nothing to do with Google. What happened was not just one earthquake but two massive ones on the same day. The scale of the disaster was enormous. Let’s break it down into before and after the quake.

Major earthquakes were already expected along this fault line, just like the one currently anticipated in Istanbul. Yet the government took no real precautions. Urban renewal efforts were insufficient. And when it comes to preparedness (emergency shelters, designated assembly areas, and essential equipment), we are still drastically underprepared.

After the earthquake, while people were desperately trying to reach loved ones, the government chose to restrict social media under the pretext of fighting disinformation. The military, which could have made a critical difference with its resources and expertise, was not deployed. Erdoğan’s long-standing hostility toward the armed forces once again turned into a liability in a moment of national crisis.

Search and rescue efforts were carried out mostly by volunteers. Many victims did not die during the quake itself but later, trapped under rubble for hours or even days without help. The death toll remains suspicious. The relevant minister accidentally mentioned the number 130,000 during a live broadcast (more than twice the official figure). Thousands of people are still missing. Tragically, many were likely buried with the debris and never recorded.

When Erdoğan finally visited the disaster zone weeks later, his first reaction was to lash out at the opposition and citizens who asked, “Where is the government?” In light of all this, blaming Google is absurd.

Now the country is being consumed by wildfires. The government acts as if it is deliberately doing nothing. It would not be surprising if the scorched lands are soon turned into tourism or mining zones, using powers Erdoğan granted himself just a few years ago.

I guess they had their notifications off!

Next article proposal: McDonald’s failed to fix the hunger problem in sub-saharian Africa /s

How is it Google’s fault? It is the government’s fault.

People saying it’s not Google’s responsibility don’t realize the article is about android phones and how they push alert notifications. It’s not google’s fault people died but it’s google’s job to make a working android notification system.