--- description: Facebook has apologized for sending out security-check notifications to users across the world Sunday after a deadly bomb blast in Pakistan title: Facebook Apologizes for Worldwide Security Checks After Pakistan Bomb Blast image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt23a8e6c3f5ea63de/69888cadbc6cfc59ef3dc544/facebook-security-check.jpg?branch=production&width=2400&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Business](/section/business/) ## Business Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [Tech](/tag/time-section-tech/) ## Tech Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Facebook Apologizes for Worldwide Security Checks After Pakistan Bomb Blast  by [Melissa Chan](/author/melissa-chan/)  ## Melissa Chan Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Mar 27, 2016 5:26 PM CUT  A woman checks the Facebook Inc. site on her smartphone whilst standing against an illuminated wall bearing the Facebook Inc. logo in this arranged photograph in London, U.K., on Wednesday, Dec. 23, 2015\. Facebook Inc.s WhatsApp messaging service, with more than 100 million local users, is the most-used app in Brazil, according to an Ibope poll published on Dec. 15\. Photographer: Chris Ratcliffe/Bloomberg via Getty Images A woman checks the Facebook Inc. site on her smartphone whilst standing against an illuminated wall bearing the Facebook Inc. logo in this arranged photograph in London, U.K., on Wednesday, Dec. 23, 2015\. Facebook Inc.s WhatsApp messaging service, with more than 100 million local users, is the most-used app in Brazil, according to an Ibope poll published on Dec. 15\. Photographer: Chris Ratcliffe/Bloomberg via Getty ImagesBloomberg—Bloomberg via Getty Images  by [Melissa Chan](/author/melissa-chan/)  ## Melissa Chan Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Mar 27, 2016 5:26 PM CUT Facebook has apologized for sending out security-check notifications to users across the world Sunday after a [bomb blast in Pakistan killed dozens of people](http://time.com/4273142/pakistan-lahore-blast-explosion/ "undefined"). The site turned on its [feature that urges Facebook users to connect with friends](https://www.facebook.com/about/safetycheck/ "undefined") and family during disasters and let them know if they’re safe. However, many took to social media to say they were nowhere near the explosion in the eastern Pakistani city of Lahore, which has left at least 44 people dead and more than 90 wounded. The notification says, “Are you OK? It looks like you’re in the area affected by \[the explosion\]. Let friends know that you’re safe.” Facebook said some users accidentally received the message. “We have activated Safety Check in Lahore. We apologize to anyone who mistakenly received a notification outside of Pakistan and are working to resolve the issue,” a company spokesperson said in a statement to TIME. > [](https://twitter.com/JSe3ow/status/714120213390864385) > [](https://twitter.com/jimmybosse/status/714120618027982853) > [](https://twitter.com/somecody/status/714123280475496448) ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4273177/facebook-security-check-pakistan/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4273177/facebook-security-check-pakistan/"},"headline":"Facebook Apologizes for Worldwide Security Checks After Pakistan Bomb Blast","datePublished":"2016-03-27T17:26:23.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T08:49:44.408Z","description":"It's \"working to resolve the issue\"","url":"https://time.com/4273177/facebook-security-check-pakistan/","keywords":["Tech","facebook"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt23a8e6c3f5ea63de/69888cadbc6cfc59ef3dc544/facebook-security-check.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Melissa Chan","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/melissa-chan/"}],"articleSection":"Business","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt23a8e6c3f5ea63de/69888cadbc6cfc59ef3dc544/facebook-security-check.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Social Media Apps And Computer Keyboards","caption":"","creditText":"Bloomberg—Bloomberg via Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/business/","name":"Business"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-tech/","name":"Tech"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4273177/facebook-security-check-pakistan/","name":"Facebook Apologizes for Worldwide Security Checks After Pakistan Bomb Blast"}}]}] ```