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Following bomb blast Facebook mistakenly asked people if they were in Lahore

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By Web Desk Published March 28, 2016 2 Min Read
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Following a massive bomb attack in Lahore, that killed at least 65 people, Facebook activated its “Safety Check” feature, which allows people to use the social platform to let friends and loved ones know they are okay following a crisis or natural disaster.

But on Sunday, there was one problem: It appears Facebook wrongly sent Safety Check notifications to people who were never in danger, or even close to the Pakistan explosion.

Take a look. People on Twitter have been sharing screenshots of the notifications they received from Facebook.

Here’s one from 22-year-old Menna Alaa, who lives in Cairo, Egypt.

FB

Alaa told Tech Insider that she’s never been to Pakistan and has never used the Safety Check feature.

And she’s not the only one who experienced the glitch earlier today. Tech Insider’s own Dave Mosher, who lives in New York City, received a notification; he said the notice made him wonder if someone in Pakistan had somehow compromised his account.

A quick Twitter search for “not in Pakistan Facebook” yields plenty of results from people who also received errant notifications.

FB Safet Alert

Tech Insider reached out to Facebook to find out what might be causing the issue.

“We have activated Safety Check in Lahore. We apologize to anyone who mistakenly received a notification outside Pakistan and are working to resolve the issue,” a Facebook representative stated.

This is not the first time Facebook has activated the feature this month. Earlier in March, the company used Safety Check following the terrorist attacks in Brussels.

This was originally published in the Business Insider
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