Facebook has announced it would start showing Amber alerts in its news feed on the Web and even on mobile. This move according to Facebook’s Safety and Trust Manager, Emily Vacher is in collaboration with the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children will see AMBER Alerts appear on newsfeed Facebook community to help find missing children.
These alerts would appear on newsfeed even though there won’t be any notification showing the alert with the missing child’s photograph and details. People would be able to link to the official National Center’s missing poster which would have up to date information on the case and would also be able to share the links with friends.
Users should note the alerts would probably on show in range which means some areas would see the alert and some areas might not get to see any at all.
The inspiration behind this move according to Facebook stems from the fact that the social network has sometimes been used to broadcast messages involving missing children which has also helped some of the children return home safely.
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