Facebook activated its Safety Check service for the first time in the U.S. after Sunday morning’s deadly shooting in a packed Orlando nightclub that killed 50 people and wounded at least 53 more. Earlier this year Facebook apologized for a glitch in its Safety Check service that sent out misdirected notifications after the Easter Sunday bombing that killed 70 people in Lahore, Pakistan. Designed for times of disaster or crisis, Safety Check lets users in a specific area notify friends and family that they are safe. The shooting at Orlando gay club Pulse dominated social media Sunday, with #Orlando the top trending U.S. topic on Twitter. Users can also check on others in the affected area and mark friends as safe.

Source: Fox News June 12, 2016 21:22 UTC