Facebook activates its safety check
22.03.2016,
17:59
Facebook has activated its Safety Check feature Tuesday morning, following explosions around Brussels. The option allows users in a tragedy or natural disaster to mark themselves as safe, and was widely used — and praised — after the Paris shootings attacks last November, news reports say.
YEREVAN, March 22, /ARKA/ Facebook has activated its Safety Check feature Tuesday morning, following explosions around Brussels. The option allows users in a tragedy or natural disaster to mark themselves as safe, and was widely used — and praised — after the Paris shootings attacks last November, news reports say.
Brussels Airport was the scene of at least two explosions Tuesday morning, with another blast at a nearby subway station. The threat level in Brussels has been raised to high, all public transport has been shut down and residents have been advised to stay home.
With phone networks down, social media users pleaded with Facebook to turn on the Safety Check tool in order to facilitate communication between people searching for news from loved ones. The social media giant faced scrutiny Tuesday after failing to activate the safety feature right away.
At least one of the two airport explosions was touched off by a suicide bomber, officials said. At least 34 people were killed — 14 at the airport, and 20 at the subway station — and many more were wounded, including 92 at the airport and 106 at the subway station. -0-
Brussels Airport was the scene of at least two explosions Tuesday morning, with another blast at a nearby subway station. The threat level in Brussels has been raised to high, all public transport has been shut down and residents have been advised to stay home.
With phone networks down, social media users pleaded with Facebook to turn on the Safety Check tool in order to facilitate communication between people searching for news from loved ones. The social media giant faced scrutiny Tuesday after failing to activate the safety feature right away.
At least one of the two airport explosions was touched off by a suicide bomber, officials said. At least 34 people were killed — 14 at the airport, and 20 at the subway station — and many more were wounded, including 92 at the airport and 106 at the subway station. -0-
