By John Glenday

Facebook has said sorry to users after it inadvertently kicked-off a worldwide bomb scare after a bomb alert was issued to members the world over following a terrorist explosion in Pakistan.

The disaster response feature is intended to help those caught up in such incidents by inviting people to confirm that they are safe but instead of focussing on those close to the scene of the blast in Lahore the alert was sent to people from as far away as Hawaii, Hong Kong and the UK.

To compound the chaos some members were issued text alerts asking if recipients had Read full story ›

Source: The Drum