巴黎恐袭，朋友安否？脸书告诉你_时事

巴黎恐袭，朋友安否？脸书告诉你

Facebook managed to put its vast treasure trove of user data to good use after Friday’s tragic terror attacks in Paris: the social network customized its safety check feature to let users know whether their friends and loved ones in Paris are safe.

上周五巴黎恐袭悲剧发生后，社交媒体“脸书设法让其巨量的用户数据发挥了极大作用：脸书启用了定制版“安全签到功能——用户可以借此知道在巴黎的亲友是否安全。

Users in the area are being alerted by Facebook’s mobile apps, asking them whether they are safe, and offering to check on any of their friends. The app has also been sending out alerts to anyone who has friends in Paris, and Facebook’s website lets anyone check on the status and whereabouts of their friends as well.

脸书用户的移动端程序会弹出消息，询问他们是否安全，还可以帮他们确认他们的朋友是否也安全。该程序还向所有有朋友在巴黎的用户发送了提醒。脸书网站向所有人开放查询他们的朋友的状况和去向。

Most people have likely seen Facebook’s safety check for the first time today, but the company actually launched it in response to the Nepal earthquake earlier this year. At the time, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg wrote: “When disasters happen, people need to know their loved ones are safe. It’s moments like this that being able to connect really matters.