The world was struck with horror as Paris bled under the terror attacks that paralysed the city early morning on November 14.
As news of the multiple attacks in six key places in the city spread through France and the world, family and friends of those present in the city couldn’t help but panic about the wellbeing of their loved ones. The attacks left 127 dead and over 200 injured including 99 that have been critically injured (as per the available statistics at the time of filing of this report)
The situation further intensified as President Holland declared a state of emergency in France, closing its borders. Like every major disaster, be it natural or manmade, chaos ensued.
Facebook did its part in abating some of the confusion with its Safety Check option.
Thousands of users took to the application to send their safety message out to the world by checking ‘Safe Now’ on their profile pages.
“We've activated Safety Check, so if you're in Paris you can mark yourself safe or check on your friends and family,” Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg later posted on the social media earlier on 14 November, while condemning the act of violence in Paris.
‘Safety Check is our way of helping our community during natural disasters and gives you an easy and simple way to say you’re safe and check on all your friends and family in one place,” said Zuckerberg.
Safety Check isn’t a new offering from the tech giant. It was launched in 2011 after the devastating Tsunami had hit Japan and surrounding areas. The option was also widely used after the earthquake in Nepal earlier this year.
http://www.indiantelevision.com/iworld/social-media/facebook-activates-safety-check-option-after-paris-attack-151114
As news of the multiple attacks in six key places in the city spread through France and the world, family and friends of those present in the city couldn’t help but panic about the wellbeing of their loved ones. The attacks left 127 dead and over 200 injured including 99 that have been critically injured (as per the available statistics at the time of filing of this report)
The situation further intensified as President Holland declared a state of emergency in France, closing its borders. Like every major disaster, be it natural or manmade, chaos ensued.
Facebook did its part in abating some of the confusion with its Safety Check option.
Thousands of users took to the application to send their safety message out to the world by checking ‘Safe Now’ on their profile pages.
“We've activated Safety Check, so if you're in Paris you can mark yourself safe or check on your friends and family,” Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg later posted on the social media earlier on 14 November, while condemning the act of violence in Paris.
‘Safety Check is our way of helping our community during natural disasters and gives you an easy and simple way to say you’re safe and check on all your friends and family in one place,” said Zuckerberg.
Safety Check isn’t a new offering from the tech giant. It was launched in 2011 after the devastating Tsunami had hit Japan and surrounding areas. The option was also widely used after the earthquake in Nepal earlier this year.
http://www.indiantelevision.com/iworld/social-media/facebook-activates-safety-check-option-after-paris-attack-151114
