Sunday, November 15, 2015

Facebook gets flak for Beirut-Paris 'double standard'

Facebook's decision to implement its "safety check" feature for the attacks in Paris, but not after bomb blasts in Beirut a day earlier, has prompted debate online.

Critics of the site accused it of valuing the lives of Western victims more than those in the Middle East and other regions, a charge disputed by others, who said there are other factors at play.

The company introduced the feature shortly after the coordinated attacks across Paris late on Friday, which left at least 129 people dead.

The function allowed users in the Paris region to "check-in" and let family members and friends know that they were safe.

The company had previously only implemented the use of the feature after natural disasters, such as the recent earthquake in Pakistan.

Social media users took issue with the decision and expressed anger that it had been used after the attacks in France, but not in Beirut where suicide bombers had killed at least 43 people a day earlier. Full story...

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