Rescue employees try to find survivors of Sunday’s earthquake on the Indonesian island of Lombok.
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Facebook excused animated balloons and confetti appearing when Indonesian speakers published messages about Sunday’s lethal earthquake on Indonesia’s Lombok Island.
Many individuals utilized the word “selamat”– significance “to survive”– as they blogged about the magnitude 7.0 quake, which, CBS reports, eliminated a minimum of 131 individuals.
The word “selamat” can be utilized in several expressions that have various significances. On its own, it implies “congratulations,” which triggers an animation with confetti and balloons. It can likewise suggest “unhurt,” the BBC notes.
“Congrats” in Indonesian is“selamat” Selamat likewise implies “to survive.”
After the 6.9 magnitude earthquake in Lombok, Facebook users composed“I hope people will survive” Then Facebook highlighted the word “selamat” and toss some balloons and confetti. pic.twitter.com/DEhYLqHWUz
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“This feature is widely available on Facebook globally, however we regret that it appeared in this unfortunate context and have since turned off the feature locally,” a Facebook representative stated in a declaration. “Our hearts go out to the people affected by the earthquake.”
Rescuers heightened efforts Wednesday to discover those buried in the debris, with volunteers and rescue workers putting up short-term shelters for the 10s of thousands left homeless on the southern island.
In 2016, Facebook kept in mind that half its users spoke languages aside from English, and it presented software application that enabled individuals to equate their posts into several tongues.
