In total, Facebook’s Safety Check has been deployed 28 times. “That is a pretty big acceleration in terms of the rate of activation, but it’s based on feedback of the community ...

Facebook just made it a lot easier for users to find and give help in the wake of crises and disasters. The social media company has created Community Help, a new tool tied to the Safety Check ...

Facebook will award up to $1 million to five community leaders and $50,000 to 100 more to fund their ideas for how to strengthen people’s online and offline connections. Facebook will also hire ...

Facebook’s Safety Check has been deployed during and ... Facebook tells us it simply wants to build a safe and supportive community. Popularity and demand for the feature may have increased ...

In the past two years, Facebook turned on Safety Check 39 times. Compare that to 335 dangerous events flagged by its community-based Safety Check tool since the company began testing it in June.

Whether from the White House or a neighbor in your Facebook community group, a request to remove a Facebook post can prompt ...

Nick Statt is a Senior Producer on Decoder. Previously, he reported on the technology and gaming industries for more than a decade. Facebook today announced a new site feature called Crisis ...

That’s about to change, though. On Wednesday, Facebook added a new component to Safety Check called Community Help, which provides a semi-public message board for survivors. It’s a lot like an ...

Facebook says its new and improved Safety Center gathers “feedback from our community to develop policies, tools, and resources to keep you safe.” Initially launched in 2010, the Facebook ...