Santiago: Facebook has activated a geolocation tool allowing people in Chile to reassure friends and loved ones after a powerful magnitude 8.3 quake shook the country, killing at least eight.
The "Safety Check" tool, which first launched in October 2014, is automatically accessible through Facebook's regular user interface.
It informs members whether any of their Facebook contacts are in a particular disaster zone, and allows people to signal their presence in the area, and let others know they are safe and well.
Facebook was inspired to launch the product after people turned to technology and social media in the aftermath of the 2011 earthquake and tsunami in Japan.
The social network deployed the tool following the April earthquake in Nepal that killed more than 8,800 people across the Himalayan nation.
The "Safety Check" tool, which first launched in October 2014, is automatically accessible through Facebook's regular user interface.
It informs members whether any of their Facebook contacts are in a particular disaster zone, and allows people to signal their presence in the area, and let others know they are safe and well.
The social network deployed the tool following the April earthquake in Nepal that killed more than 8,800 people across the Himalayan nation.
Advertisement
COMMENTS
Advertisement
Polish Billionaire Plans to Sue Meta Over Fake Advertisements on Facebook, Instagram Facebook Apologises For Mistakenly Censoring Iconic Photo Of Bleeding Donald Trump Meta Removes 63,000 Accounts Involved In "Sextortion" Scams From Nigeria Trump, Musk Groove To Bee Gees' 'Stayin' Alive' In AI-Video Now Viral 150 mg Semen In Kolkata Doctor's Body, Suspect Gang-Rape: Parents To Court "Want To Ask Congress...": Mamata Banerjee Snaps At Ally In Rape-Murder Case US Judge Says "Monopolist" Google Can't Avoid App Store Reforms NASA To Decide Stranded Starliner Astronauts' Route Home By End Of Month Mob Vandalises Hospital During Protest Over Kolkata Horror Track Latest News Live on NDTV.com and get news updates from India and around the world.