Facebook's 'safety check' feature activated following Quetta blast
The social media feature acts as a tool to notify connected contacts that people in a certain calamity-hit or dangerous area are safe
August 08, 2016
QUETTA: Facebook on Monday activated the ‘safety check’ feature following the massive explosion in Quetta that reportedly claimed around 63 lives and injured 56.
The social media feature acts as a tool to notify connected contacts that people in a certain calamity-hit or dangerous area are safe.
The feature was launched in October 2014. Mark Zuckerberg had announced the launch of the feature saying that it was launched in wake of an earthquake in Japan.
"Now we're glad to have this ready to serve everyone in the world," he had said in a Facebook post.
