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Facebook Tests 'Safe' User Tag For Disasters

Posted by timothy on Tuesday February 28, 2012 @01:25AM from the or-you-could-post-a-comment-on-slashdot dept.

aesoteric writes "Facebook has embarked on a nationwide test of a new disaster message board for users across Japan. The feature allows users to mark themselves as being 'safe' in the event of a disaster. Doing so introduces a 'safe' insignia next to their name on their profile. The Facebook announcement appeared to be geoblocked."

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Re:What happens when the disaster is over? by Anonymous Coward · 2012-02-28 02:15 · Score: 0, Troll

If you got bored with what people posted on their walls then the problem is your friends, not facebook. Get better friends and quit whining.