Facebook’s New ‘Community Help’ Lets Neighbors Assist Each Other Amid COVID-19
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Facebook has unveiled a new feature called ‘Community Help’, which allows US residents to volunteer to get groceries on their neighbors’ behalves, or have someone else within their vicinity to run errands when they are not able to. It also lets users donate to fundraisers amid the coronavirus pandemic.
The feature displays posts within a 50-mile radius of the users’ location. The concept is alike social network Nextdoor, which unifies neighbors to help each other out by picking up medical supplies for others, get quick updates on the virus and exchange items including toilet paper and disinfecting agents.
Facebook noticed that people were communicating with each other and asking for help on its platform. Therefore, the new tool was created to bridge those who need assistance and those who wish to offer help.
[via CNN, cover image via Facebook]
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