Facebook expands Local Alerts to certain agencies across Australia
June 29, 2021 9:47
Facebook has announced it has expanded its Local Alerts function to all eligible state and territory health, police and lead central government Facebook Pages.
The announcement:
Facebook Australia has today announced the expansion of its Local Alerts product to all eligible state and territory health, police and lead central government Facebook Pages.
This expansion will help government agencies connect with communities to find missing persons, share information on COVID-19 breakouts or ‘hotspots’ and provide critical updates during disasters or significant hazards.
Local Alerts are designed to help authorities communicate urgent, need-to-know or actionable information to communities in emergencies as well as less critical situations where timely information is valuable. When authorities with access to the product mark posts as Local Alerts, Facebook will send a notification to Page followers located in the affected area and mark the post as an alert to make it stand out in News Feed.