Facebook Responds to Critics After Using Safety Check Feature for Paris Attacks
- 9 years ago
Facebook has responded to criticism it received after some users questioned why a safety check was activated for the attack on Paris but not for bombings in Beirut.
Facebook rolled out the Safety Check feature on Friday after the six-pronged attack in Paris left 129 dead and more than 300 injured. Facebook users in the Paris area were able to check in and alert those in their network that they were safe.
Although many users found the tool helpful and gave positive feedback, others criticized it for not being used when twin bombings in a southern Beirut suburb in Lebanon left 43 dead and many more wounded. Founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg defended Facebook in a comment on his page Saturday saying, "Until yesterday, our policy was only to activate Safety Check for natural disasters. We just changed this and now plan to activate Safety Check for more human disasters going forward as well."
Facebook rolled out the Safety Check feature on Friday after the six-pronged attack in Paris left 129 dead and more than 300 injured. Facebook users in the Paris area were able to check in and alert those in their network that they were safe.
Although many users found the tool helpful and gave positive feedback, others criticized it for not being used when twin bombings in a southern Beirut suburb in Lebanon left 43 dead and many more wounded. Founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg defended Facebook in a comment on his page Saturday saying, "Until yesterday, our policy was only to activate Safety Check for natural disasters. We just changed this and now plan to activate Safety Check for more human disasters going forward as well."