Facebook Safety Check

• Facebook safety alert activated for Toronto after van attack

  Facebook has activated its Safety Check feature in Toronto after a van plowed into a dozen pedestrians Monday afternoon, leaving nine people dead and 16 others injured.

  Canada

  Apr 23, 2018
  
• Barcelona attack: Facebook activates safety check feature

  Facebook has activated its “Safety Check” feature for users in Barcelona to let friends and family know they are OK after a terror attack in a popular area of the city.

  World

  Aug 17, 2017
  
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• Facebook activates ‘Safety Check’ in London after ‘terror incident’ outside U.K. Parliament

  Facebook has activated its “Safety Check” feature for users in the London area, after several people were injured on the iconic Westminster Bridge in what police are treating as a terrorist attack.

  Tech

  Mar 22, 2017
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• Facebook’s new Community Help feature will help connect people during disasters

  Community Help will activate after natural disasters and major accidents as a part of "Safety Check," a related feature that allows Facebook users to assure others that they are safe.

  Tech

  Feb 8, 2017
• Facebook activates ‘Safety Check’ following deadly Italy earthquake

  Facebook has activated its “Safety Check” feature for users in central Italy following a devastating 6.2 magnitude earthquake.

  World

  Aug 24, 2016
• Facebook activates ‘Safety Check’ feature following Munich shooting

  Facebook has activated its “Safety Check” feature for users in the Munich area, following a shooting at a shopping mall.

  Tech

  Jul 22, 2016
• Facebook users outside of Nepal criticized for using ‘Safety Check’ feature

  A number of Facebook users in the U.S. and around Europe are using Facebook’s Safety Check feature to mark themselves as “safe” following the Nepal earthquakes. The only problem is, they aren’t in Nepal.

  Tech

  May 13, 2015
• Facebook users donate $10 million to Nepal earthquake survivors

  Facebook users around the world have raised more than US$10 million in just over two days in support of Nepal earthquake relief efforts.

  Tech

  May 1, 2015
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• Facebook launches emergency check-in feature for natural disasters

  In a natural disaster, Facebook users will now be able to let their friends and family know they are okay using a new feature called “Safety Check.”

  Lifestyle

  Oct 16, 2014