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Facebook to share Amber Alert notices with users

Facebook Canada has announced it will send out Amber Alert notices to people's news feeds when police believe children have been abducted in their region. The alerts will only be sent to users in areas police have designated for their search.
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Facebook Canada has announced it will send out Amber Alert notices to people's news feeds when police believe children have been abducted in their region. File photo.
Facebook Canada has announced it will send out Amber Alert notices to people's news feeds when police believe children have been abducted in their region.

The alerts will only be sent to users in areas police have designated for their search.

Facebook started a similar campaign in the United States in January, and credits the amber alerts to helping at least one family recover a missing child.

As with all items in a person's news feed, Facebook users will be able to share the Amber Alert notices with their friends and family.

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