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The security issue aside, seeing more companies push announcements like these on X as the only official source is a trend I'm not sure I like. I can understand

by uzyn 4mo ago

The security issue aside, seeing more companies push announcements like these on X as the only official source is a trend I'm not sure I like. I can understand the rationale, this feels lighter and not something that belongs on status.github.com or the blog. Maybe what's actually missing is an official channel for ephemeral stuff on a domain they own, somewhere between a status page and a tweet? Just sharing an observation.

niyikiza 4mo ago
My understanding is that when it's something that requires user action they'd directly send comms to customers.
riffraff 4mo ago
I don't see why this wouldn't fit on status.github.com. Social media posts were literally called "status updates" at some point.
- chrisandchris 4mo ago
  It is a closed ecosystem, where - as a viewer - you have gated access and - as a publisher - require your viewers to consent to a third-partys rule. Accessibg ststus.github.com has only the terms of GitHub involved, not also Twitter/X/...
sph 4mo ago
Are you from 2015? Companies have been announcing stuff on Twitter for a decade, and the rest of social media has been regurgitating Twitter posts for almost as long. Newspapers routinely quote Twitter. All that happened before they even renamed it to X. I’m not saying it’s a good idea. I am saying it somehow became the single source of truth for the Internet with all that entails.
- avaer 4mo ago
  You are kind of saying it's a good idea or at least a totally acceptable one. You're saying Twitter is famous for being famous, and looking down at someone who expresses dismay at this for being behind the times.
  - sph 4mo ago
    I do not have a Twitter account. You do. It is the cesspool of humanity and one of the reason the Internet has become so shit. Please try not to contradict my very words to make a point. That’s very Twitter-like of you.
    - avaer 4mo ago
      Fair enough! Not a fan of Twitter either. Which is why I wouldn't want to normalize it being the kind of place where company announcements are made. IMO anyone who sees it as worrying is right, and I'm glad they're not desensitized. Just because it's been going on for a decade doesn't make it any less crazy that Twitter has become a primary source of news.
      - sph 4mo ago
        > Just because it's been going on for a decade doesn't make it any less crazy that Twitter has become a primary source of news. I agree. Still, this is the state of things, and well outside my control.
    - queenkjuul 4mo ago
      Much more reasonable to oppose 2026 X as the default platform than it was to oppose 2015 Twitter as the default platform. I mean reasonable both times but you obviously understand why one might have changed their mind in recent years
      - sph 4mo ago
        Asking on behalf of Github’s PR team: what is the suggested alternative to X to post our updates to reach the largest amount of people, companies, as well as promote our brand? I haven’t seen any suggestion in this thread. status.github.com fails many of these criteria.
        cebert 4mo ago
        Just get an X account. They’re free. This is the best way to get updates from AI companies like Anthropic too. It is unfortunate that they can’t post multiple social media accounts so people can see this news on whatever platform(s) they use.
- randomh3r0 4mo ago
  Totally agree but I think that it's fairly common for an enterprise company (like GitHub) to also have a central place that platform publishes these kinds of updates in addition to socials. I think it's odd, personally, that it's literally only been announced on twitter without a link to an announcements page or similar. Lots of enterprises still block crap like twitter and facebook, so it feels goofy to broadcast this _only_ to a source that paying customers may not even be able to access it.
seb1204 4mo ago
As a stock listed company is GitHub or Microsoft not required to disclose such security breaches to their shareholders? As in a stock market communication?
- halJordan 4mo ago
  Congratulations (Consolations?) deregulation is exactly what the country voted for. This is literally making the country great again according to some
- j16sdiz 4mo ago
  They need to notify SEC in 4 business days
owebmaster 4mo ago
I don't think that it's a trend more than OP preferring Twitter as a source which most of us don't
hirako2000 4mo ago
Likely because they don't know enough to make an official announcement. it makes sense to update a social threads rather than keep updating a static page. Status is for availability.
abustamam 4mo ago
As much as I dislike X, perhaps the solution is to provide a widget of sorts that can be embedded into the status page (or whatever page). This widget would not require Auth and anyone can see the thread in-situ. This doesn't need to be X, BTW, but if everyone's gonna use X may as well meet people where they are.
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by uzyn 4mo ago

niyikiza 4mo ago

My understanding is that when it's something that requires user action they'd directly send comms to customers.

riffraff 4mo ago

I don't see why this wouldn't fit on status.github.com. Social media posts were literally called "status updates" at some point.

chrisandchris 4mo ago
It is a closed ecosystem, where - as a viewer - you have gated access and - as a publisher - require your viewers to consent to a third-partys rule. Accessibg ststus.github.com has only the terms of GitHub involved, not also Twitter/X/...

sph 4mo ago

Are you from 2015? Companies have been announcing stuff on Twitter for a decade, and the rest of social media has been regurgitating Twitter posts for almost as long. Newspapers routinely quote Twitter. All that happened before they even renamed it to X. I’m not saying it’s a good idea. I am saying it somehow became the single source of truth for the Internet with all that entails.

avaer 4mo ago
You are kind of saying it's a good idea or at least a totally acceptable one. You're saying Twitter is famous for being famous, and looking down at someone who expresses dismay at this for being behind the times.
- sph 4mo ago
  I do not have a Twitter account. You do. It is the cesspool of humanity and one of the reason the Internet has become so shit. Please try not to contradict my very words to make a point. That’s very Twitter-like of you.
  - avaer 4mo ago
    Fair enough! Not a fan of Twitter either. Which is why I wouldn't want to normalize it being the kind of place where company announcements are made. IMO anyone who sees it as worrying is right, and I'm glad they're not desensitized. Just because it's been going on for a decade doesn't make it any less crazy that Twitter has become a primary source of news.
    - sph 4mo ago
      > Just because it's been going on for a decade doesn't make it any less crazy that Twitter has become a primary source of news. I agree. Still, this is the state of things, and well outside my control.
  - queenkjuul 4mo ago
    Much more reasonable to oppose 2026 X as the default platform than it was to oppose 2015 Twitter as the default platform. I mean reasonable both times but you obviously understand why one might have changed their mind in recent years
    - sph 4mo ago
      Asking on behalf of Github’s PR team: what is the suggested alternative to X to post our updates to reach the largest amount of people, companies, as well as promote our brand? I haven’t seen any suggestion in this thread. status.github.com fails many of these criteria.
      - cebert 4mo ago
        Just get an X account. They’re free. This is the best way to get updates from AI companies like Anthropic too. It is unfortunate that they can’t post multiple social media accounts so people can see this news on whatever platform(s) they use.
randomh3r0 4mo ago
Totally agree but I think that it's fairly common for an enterprise company (like GitHub) to also have a central place that platform publishes these kinds of updates in addition to socials. I think it's odd, personally, that it's literally only been announced on twitter without a link to an announcements page or similar. Lots of enterprises still block crap like twitter and facebook, so it feels goofy to broadcast this _only_ to a source that paying customers may not even be able to access it.

seb1204 4mo ago

As a stock listed company is GitHub or Microsoft not required to disclose such security breaches to their shareholders? As in a stock market communication?

halJordan 4mo ago
Congratulations (Consolations?) deregulation is exactly what the country voted for. This is literally making the country great again according to some
j16sdiz 4mo ago
They need to notify SEC in 4 business days

owebmaster 4mo ago

I don't think that it's a trend more than OP preferring Twitter as a source which most of us don't

hirako2000 4mo ago

Likely because they don't know enough to make an official announcement. it makes sense to update a social threads rather than keep updating a static page. Status is for availability.

abustamam 4mo ago

As much as I dislike X, perhaps the solution is to provide a widget of sorts that can be embedded into the status page (or whatever page). This widget would not require Auth and anyone can see the thread in-situ. This doesn't need to be X, BTW, but if everyone's gonna use X may as well meet people where they are.

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