Facebook now lets you give help to others during emergencies

Fri, 10 Feb 2017 10:35:00 +0100digitaljournal (en)

By James Walker 14 hours ago in Technology Facebook has expanded its Safety Check crisis relief feature to let unaffected people contribute aid to the community. Safety Check can now be used to ask for and offer help, whether it's physical support or important resources that should be shared. Facebook launched Safety Check in 2014.

Facebook to the rescue in times of emergency?

Fri, 10 Feb 2017 05:46:00 +0100watoday (en)

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Facebook adds tools for finding help to safety check feature

Fri, 10 Feb 2017 04:32:00 +0100theage (en)

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Facebook adds tools for finding help to safety check feature

Fri, 10 Feb 2017 04:28:00 +0100smh (en)

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Facebook now lets you give help to others during emergencies

Thu, 09 Feb 2017 20:22:00 +0100digitaljournal (en)

By James Walker 23 mins ago in Technology Facebook has expanded its Safety Check crisis relief feature to let unaffected people contribute aid to the community. Safety Check can now be used to ask for and offer help, whether it's physical support or important resources that should be shared. Facebook launched Safety Check in 2014.

KSA among testing grounds for Facebook's new ‘Community Help’ feature

Thu, 09 Feb 2017 12:59:00 +0100arabnews (en)

NEW YORK: Facebook is adding a feature to make it easier for people affected by disasters to find each other locally to provide and receive help, with Saudi Arabia among the countries initially covered. It will also be available initially in the United States, Australia, Canada, India and New Zealand, Facebook officials said.

Facebook Safety Check will let people offer food and shelter during crisis 17 hours ago

Thu, 09 Feb 2017 09:57:00 +0100siliconrepublic (en)

Facebook’s Safety Check feature has been expanded to let users offer shelter and aid to people affected in their area. Launched in 2014, Facebook’s Safety Check feature was lauded as the best way to let loved ones know that someone in a disaster-stricken area was OK.

Facebook creates 'Community Help' feature for disaster assistance

Thu, 09 Feb 2017 07:17:00 +0100gizmodo-in (en)

Facebook plans to add a feature on Wednesday 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....

Facebook adds tools for finding or giving help after local disasters

Thu, 09 Feb 2017 03:41:00 +0100denverpost (en)

By Shelly Hagan, Bloomberg News. Facebook’s users often connect on the social network to seek relief and provide support during times of crisis. Now, the company is updating its Safety Check feature to make it easier for people to find or give help such as food, shelter or transportation during local disasters.

Facebook adds Community Help feature to Safety Check to help folks in crisis

Thu, 09 Feb 2017 03:19:00 +0100azcentral (en)

Facebook launched Safety Check in 2014 to help people inform friends and loved ones that they were safe following natural disasters and other crises. On Wednesday, Facebook adds a new feature to Safety Check called Community Help. As its name suggests, the feature is meant to help people in need....