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elleng

(130,126 posts)
Wed Aug 24, 2016, 11:28 AM Aug 2016

More, re: earthquake, Terremoto in Italian:

AMATRICE, Italy — A strong earthquake struck a mountainous stretch of central Italy early Wednesday, killing at least 73 people, trapping scores under debris and setting off tremors that awakened residents in Rome, nearly 100 miles to the southwest.'>>>

Anyone know about this FB feature? https://www.facebook.com/safetycheck/central-italy-earthquake-aug23-2016/

'Facebook activated its safety check feature for the region, which allows users to mark themselves as safe and quickly alert friends and family after a crisis or a natural disaster.'

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/25/world/europe/italy-earthquake.html?

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More, re: earthquake, Terremoto in Italian: (Original Post) elleng Aug 2016 OP
It came about as a result of the earthquake/tsunami in Japan. MADem Aug 2016 #1
Thanks elleng Aug 2016 #2

MADem

(135,425 posts)
1. It came about as a result of the earthquake/tsunami in Japan.
Wed Aug 24, 2016, 11:33 AM
Aug 2016

From 2014: https://www.facebook.com/zuck/posts/10101699265809491



Today we announced the launch of Safety Check on Facebook.
Over the last few years there have been many disasters and crises where people have turned to the Internet for help. Each time, we see people use Facebook to check on their loved ones and see if they're safe. Connecting with people is always valuable, but these are the moments when it matters most.
Safety Check is our way of helping our community during natural disasters and gives you an easy and simple way to say you’re safe and check on all your friends and family in one place.
It's meaningful to be in Tokyo to announce this because the great earthquake and tsunami a few years ago inspired us to build the first version of this for Japan. Now we're glad to have this ready to serve everyone in the world.
You can read more details here:....
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