Meta-owned photo-sharing platform Instagram has announced that it is launching Amber Alerts on the platform that will allow people to view and share notices of missing children in their area. The feature has already rolled out, and will be fully available in 25 countries including South Africa, Taiwan, Ukraine, UK, UAE and US in the coming weeks.
“We’re Bringing Amber Alert Here instagram for the first time. The facility was developed in partnership with organizations such as the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) in the US, the International Center for Missing and Exploited Children, the National Crime Agency in the UK, the Attorney General’s Office in Mexico, Australian Police, and the National Crime Agency in the US. Federal Police and more.” instagram Said in a blogpost.
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“This facility was developed in partnership with organizations such as the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) in the US, the International Center for Missing and Exploited Children, the National Crime Agency in the UK, the Attorney General’s Office in Mexico, and the National Crime Agency in the US. Australian Federal Police and more,” it added.
Since 2015, Amber Alert has been on Facebook They have been successful in helping the authorities to locate and quickly locate the missing children. With this update, if an Amber Alert has been activated by law enforcement and you are in the specified search area, the alert will now appear in your Instagram feed.
The alert will include important details about the child such as photo, description, location of abduction and any other available information that may be provided. People can also share the alert with friends to spread the word further. These alerts are rare and specific to the search area. Instagram has said that if you find one, it means there’s an active search for a missing child nearby.
(With inputs from IANS)
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