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Facebook crisis hubs

Avatar photo Jessica Ports Robbins November 13, 2016

Building on the success of its Safety Check tool, Facebook is develop new features to enable local users to connect with each other during crisis events through local ‘crisis hubs’.

Wired magazine article — https://www.wired.com/2016/11/facebook-disaster-response/

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