Facebook Announces Crisis Response, Charitable Giving Tools at Social Good Forum

Facebook used its Social Good Forum in New York Thursday to introduce several tools for its users in the areas of crisis response and charitable giving.

Facebook used its Social Good Forum in New York Thursday to introduce several tools for its users in the areas of crisis response and charitable giving.

Vice president of social good Naomi Gleit detailed all of the updates and new features in a Newsroom post:

Safety Check

Facebook introduced Safety Check in October 2014 as a way for users in areas experiencing natural disasters or other crisis situations to let their friends and families know they are safe.

The tool was used during situations including the September 2015 earthquakes in Nepal; the November 2015 terrorist bombing in Yola, Nigeria; the terrorist bombings in Brussels in March; and another terrorist bombing in Lahore, Pakistan, later that month.

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