The function, which helps people to report, that they are unharmed, was created by Facebook after the terrorist attacks in France in 2015 and re-activated on the social media in the wake of the stabbing incident in Paris last Saturday.
« Facebook activated the Safety Check function on Saturday night, allowing social network users to inform their loved ones that they are safe after a dangerous event, » the BFMTV channel said, adding that the function also allowed to offer and receive help if needed.
Previously, French police said, that a young man, who was reportedly later identified as 21-year old Chechen-born, had stabbed people in the center of Paris, screaming « Allahu Akbar » and leaving 1 dead and four injured.
The prosecutor’s office on counterterrorism announced that it launched an investigation into the attack. In the meantime, media reported that Daesh* terrorist group has claimed responsibility for the massacre.
Safety Check was originally introduced in France on November 13,2015, after the terrorist attacks in Paris and Saint-Denis, which killed 130, including 89 at the Bataclan theater.
The tech feature is activated by the company during disasters and terror-related incidents to quickly determine whether people in the affected area are safe in order to prevent panic.
