To ba dake tara a abae
dake ! Facebook has activated its “Safety Check” feature for the first time in
Nigeria, after a bombing likely carried out by Boko Haram killed 32 and wounded
80 late Tuesday evening. It is important to know that ‘Facebook’ had come under
criticism from those caught up in last Thursday’s blasts in Beirut that they
were not offered the service but those in Friday’s Paris attacks were- in a
case of all animals are equal but some are more equal than others !!!
Mark Zuckerberg, founder
of the social network, however, made the announcement in a post on his account
early Wednesday.
"We've activated
Safety Check again after the bombing in Nigeria this evening," Zuckerberg
said after Tuesday's attack.
Facebook's decision to
implement the feature - which allows users to "check-in" and let
family and friends know they're safe - comes after the network received a
heavy backlash for activating it for the attacks in Paris on Friday - but not
after bomb blasts hit the Lebanese capital, Beirut, a day earlier.
Critics accused the San
Francisco-based website of valuing the lives of Western victims more than those
in other regions - a charge denied by Facebook.
"After the Paris
attacks last week, we made the decision to use Safety Check for more tragic
events like this going forward. We're now working quickly to develop criteria
for the new policy and determine when and how this service can be most
useful," Zuckerberg said.
The tool allows users to
check whether friends are safe after attacks or natural disasters. Zuckerberg
said at the weekend the feature would be used more widely in the future.
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