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Facebook said on Monday that it would provide users with more ways to communicate and share real-time information during disasters or attacks.

Social networks around the world have a center called crisis response, where users can learn about major events around the world and ask for help in the event of fires, mass shootings, earthquakes or other crises. You can also check that your friends or family members marked themselves as safe during a disaster.

Now, users requesting or providing help can send messages to each other via WhatsApp. Previously, they had to use Facebook Messenger. Users can also share photos, videos and real-time information, such as closed roads and collapsed buildings, on the crisis response page.

Emily Dalton Smith, director of social impact products at Facebook, said: "We can hear people clearly. What they really need is to provide more information in times of crisis."what they want is to know all the relevant content so that they can get through this difficult period."

As Facebook provides users with more ways to share and communicate during the crisis, the company will also be wary of those who may use the tool to spread misinformation, fraud and hate speech. In April, an Islamophobic post was the main video on the Facebook crisis response page about the bombing in Sri Lanka, which killed nearly 300 people. Scams and scams appeared on some pages of the company's crisis response center after a mass shooting at a country music festival in Las Vegas in 2017.

Smith said users can report. The company also uses technical and manual censorship to mark content that violates Facebook rules. "Safety and security are our top priorities," she said.

Facebook also provides data to help emergency workers distribute supplies to those in need and find displaced people. The company works with more than 100 partners in the areas of disaster response and public health.

Laura McDevin, Facebook's head of quality data policy, says the company can use location data collected by Facebook users to see how many people have moved from one region to another. Until then, paramedics had to rely on on-site personnel to determine whether people in need of help were in shelters or hospitals.

"by aggregating the information of Facebook mobile users who choose location services, you can actually check whether you have complied with the evacuation order," she said. "it's very powerful."

Facebook has also been trying to improve its estimate of the number of displaced people, which is tricky because people may be displaced for a variety of reasons. Now, they take into account other factors in replacing the map, such as commuting and travel.

"We want to make sure that we really care about those who are really displaced," McGovern said. "our new map can do that."

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