Authorities to send emergency alerts via Facebook in the US

San Francisco: Facebook has expanded its emergency alert feature to local governments and first responders in the US who can now use the feature to send alerts to communities in case of an emergency like floods, terror attacks, gun shooting and so on. Currently, the social networking giant with 2.41 billion global users offers a “Safety Check” feature globally which, when activated during an emergency, let you alert others if you are safe. “We’re announcing that we’ll start to open up access to local alerts — Facebook’s tool to help local governments and first responders keep people in their communities safe and in-the-know a” to any eligible Facebook Page in the US by the end of the year,” the company said in a statement late Tuesday. (IANS)

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