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Facebook offers new tool that helps people in crises
Social media giants Facebook has announced that organisations and businesses can now post in ‘Community Help’, a crisis response tool where people can request and provide help needed to recover following a crises.
The feature known as ‘Safety Check’ – is a Facebook tool which people can use to tell friends they are safe if in crisis-affected areas, has already been activated.
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“Organisations and businesses can post in Community Help, so that they can provide critical information and services for people to get the help they need in a crisis,”, explained Asha Sharma, Product Lead, Social Good, during the announcement.
“We’re beginning to roll out the feature to Pages for organisations and businesses like Direct Relief, Lyft, Chase, Feeding America, International Medical Corps, The California Department of Forestry and Fire and Save the Children, and will make the feature available to more users in the coming weeks,” she said.
The new feature provides organisations and businesses new ways to reach communities impacted by crises. For example, they might post about helping people find everything from free transportation to supplies and connecting volunteers with organizations that need help.
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