Many people, who live in Orlando, Florida or the nearby area in Orange County, Florida may have received a notification from Facebook asking to reply they were safe or OK Sunday morning following the mass shooting at Pulse nightclub on South Orange Avenue in downtown Orlando.
According to Facebook the Safety Check is activated during natural or man-made disasters to quickly determine whether people in the affected your geographical area are safe.
Friend’s of people in the Orlando and Orange County area also receive a safety check notification when anyone on their Friend’s List in the geographical area of Orlando replies to the Facebook Safety Check inquiry.
Facebook users can also check the incident link below to see a list of any of their Facebook friends that have replied to the Facebook Safety Check.
Facebook.com/safetycheck/orlando-shooting-jun12-2016/?uid=827922541
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