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Facebook Could Put "Safety Checks" In Users' Hands

Facebook is testing ways to let users initiate a “Safety Check” during a natural disaster or terrorist attack. “In coming weeks, the giant social network will test a version in which users can notify loved ones that they are safe and send an invitation to friends in the area to do the same,” USA Today reports. Presently, only company staff can initiate a Safety Check.

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