After the Paris attacks last Friday, Facebook again activates its Safety Check tool after yesterday’s tragic bombing in Nigeria, which is believed to have been committed by terrorist group Boko Haram.
Facebook users who were near the site of explosion during the terror attacks will be able to notify friends and family that they were safe through the site’s “Safety Check” tool.
After facing intense criticism for activating its “Safety Check” feature in the wake of the Paris terror attack but not for other bombing incidents, Facebook has decided to use the tool more often in conflicts globally.
“You are right that there are many other important conflicts in the world,” Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook’s CEO, said in a post on Nov. 15. “We care about all people equally, and we will work hard to help people suffering in as many of these situations as we can.”