A Moncton man was one of many around the world who mistakenly got a Facebook Safety Check message after a bombing half a world away.
Facebook issued the Safety Check in response to yesterday’s bombing in a public park in Pakistan.
Anthony Doiron says “I was surprised, but I immediately put the pieces together. In a way, more people were made aware of that tragedy because of it. The Facebook notification was much quicker to report the explosion than a lot of news sources were.”
According to a statement from Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg the Safety Check system is designed to allow people in the affected area to let their friends and loved ones know they are safe.
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However, yesterday’s check was wrongly sent to many people around the globe nowhere near Pakistan.
Facebook apologized for the glitch and said they have resolved the issue.
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