Facebook activates safety check after Nigeria blast

Facebook has activated its “Safety Check” feature after the deadly bomb blast that killed 32 people in the north-eastern Nigerian city of Yola.

“We’ve activated Safety Check again after the bombing in Nigeria,” CEO Mark Zuckerberg said in a Facebook post.

“A loss of human life anywhere is a tragedy, and we’re committed to doing our part to help people in more of these situations,” he added.

The social networking site was heavily criticised for being selective after it activated the feature following the Paris attacks that killed 129 people on Friday, because it was not activated for previous similar violent incidents.

The feature is usually activated to allow users to mark themselves as safe, after natural disasters. BBC