Smartphone penetration in the country-one of Asia's poorest-is low, and six Nepalese out of seven are not registered on the social network. Saturday's earthquake in Nepal, however, revealed some of the limits to Safety Check. "During that crisis we saw how people used technology and social media to stay connected with those they cared about," Facebook wrote when introducing the service. The idea for Safety Check emerged after a devastating tsunami struck Japan in 2011. Those who choose "safe" generate a notification to their friends and followers, who can track how many of their friends were affected. Users then receive a notification asking to confirm that they're safe or to say that they weren't in the affected area. When activated, Safety Check locates Facebook users near a disaster site through the city they list on their profile, or from where they last used the Internet.
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