AMSTERDAM, July 5 (Reuters) – Twitter is not the right place to seek information during an emergency, Dutch politicians and a prominent online group said on Wednesday, following an incident in which citizens were directed to the platform for updates during a large storm.”We find it problematic that the government depends on Twitter for sharing crucial information,” lawmaker Nico Drost’s office said in emailed remarks to Reuters, citing accessibility, accountability and reliability issues.Twitter could not immediately be reached for comment.The storm, which killed at least one person and uprooted dozens of trees in the province of North Holland, …
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