Facebook Offers Free Charity Advertising In Place Of Alert Button

Facebook has recently been refusing police organizations and children protection agencies who demand a Facebook safety ‘alert button’ for children, and is now offering free advertising to the groups to raise awareness of anti-violence campaigns. The groups are currently deciding whether or not to take the advertising, but stress that there will be no deal without the alert button.

The TimesOnline UK is reporting that the button would give users one-click access to police or other agencies to report concerns about online offending or cyber-bullying.