Facebook Safety Check

Facebook and Google activate safety check features in the aftermath of Barcelona attacks

Facebook created a page, titled "The attack in Barcelona, Spain" which users used to "check in as safe".

Facebook is rolling out fundraising tools for Safety Check to raise relief funds during a disaster

Facebook announced that it will add ‘Fundraisers’ to the feature to make it easier for people to raise relief money after any disaster or calamity.

Facebook talks about its India plans, discusses India-specific camera filters, community building and more

Talking about some of its features, Facebook today announced new geo-location filters, update to its Facebook Lite app and more on community building and safety of users.

Facebook will now let you donate resources to a disaster area via the new Community Help feature

Community Help was announced last year and was intended to expand on the scope of Safety Check.

Facebook enables Safety Check feature for Cyclone Vardah

According to reports, the cyclone will take two hours to cross the land, and the eye of the cyclone is currently passing over Chennai.

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg hints at user-activated Facebook Safety Check

At a recent townhall at Luis University in Rome, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced that the Facebook Safety Check feature could soon be activated by users.

Facebook activates Safety Check in France after Bastille Day truck attack

Facebook activated its safety check feature in Nice, France, after a truck driver run amok in a crowd of Bastille Day celebrators.

Facebook Safety Check activated after Orlando gay club shooting

Now, the feature has been activated in the US, apparently for the first time, following the shooting at the Orlando gay bar.

Facebook Safety Check feature now active for Manipur quake

With a powerful earthquake measuring 6.7 on the Richter Scale rocking India's northeastern region early Monday, Facebook has activated its safety check tool to help people in the area let friends and family know they are safe.

Facebook adds Safety Check for the Nigeria bombing, says Mark Zuckerberg

After outrage on social media about Paris being favoured from among Baghdad and Beirut, Facebook was quick to clarify that the Safety Check feature is an experiment that was meant for natural calamities.