Facebook Activates Safety Check After The Yola Bomb Blast - Mark Zuckerberg

Mark Zuckerberg has announced the activation of the safety check on Facebook following the bomb blast in Yola, Adamawa State Nigeria yesterday.

You would recall Facebook came under heavy criticism for a perceived Western bias when it activated Safety Check after the Paris attacks, with critics noting that terrorist attacks in the Middle East, Africa, and Asia hadn't previously warranted its deployment. The safety check enables Facebook users announce that they are still alive after a mishap in any troubled zone.What he wrote after the cut...