Facebook creates 'Community Help' feature for disaster assistance


  • TECH
  • Thursday, 09 Feb 2017

Cross checking: Facebook said it would work with several leading French news organisations to ensure that false news items were not published on its platform. — Reuters

Facebook planned to add a feature on Feb 8 to make it easier for people affected by disasters to find each other locally to provide and receive help.

The world's largest social network said its "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.

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