Following the bombing of Nice, social networks were immediately mobilized to provide support to citizens, both through the tools provided by Facebook, the Safety Check, which with the now inevitable manifestations of sympathy, even through the modification of their profile picture.
At the end of the celebration of July 14, a refrigerated truck plowed into the crowd on the Promenade des Anglais, the seafront of the city. The media speak of 80 dead and dozens injured, including 15 in serious condition. It would be the third terrorist attack to hit France in the last 18 months, after that the headquarters of the newspaper satirical Charlie Hebdo in June 2015, and one in Paris last November. Social networks were immediately mobilized to provide support to citizens, both through the tools provided by Facebook, the Safety Check, which with the now inevitable manifestations of sympathy, even through the modification of their profile pictures.
Just as happened with the attacks of Paris – and on many other occasions – on several Facebook users have changed their image with the colors of the flag French, a possibility that a few months ago had been offered by the social network through a specific instrument. Today the tool no longer seems to be available, so users need to rely on third-party solutions to be able to change your profile picture. As the site RainbowFilter , on which we can upload a picture of which will be changed with the colors of the French flag. To do this you just click on “France Filter” button and select the image on your PC.
It is not the first time on the social network of Zuckerberg users change their image in the media profile to a cause or to a country affected by a disaster. Last June, Facebook had permission to edit the image with LGBT rainbow colors following the US Supreme Court’s decision to legalize gay marriage . Shortly thereafter, Zuckerberg had supported the Digital India project by changing its image with the colors of the Indian flag, a possibility then made available to all users who want to show their support to the cause of Indian digital.
That the modified area of the profile is a simple action, but that, given the visibility of the element within Facebook – besides the name is the only one to behold anywhere – allows you to quickly show your support in respect of a particular case. Particularly important in cases such as the assassination of Nice, that just on social networks seen pouring comments, opinions and supporting sentences for the population. Changing the picture profile is therefore a way to collect and make more visible the voice of support against a city and its citizens. One element that Facebook has figured out to be virus : Users are more likely to take actions to “protest” as the change of the avatar if their contacts have already done so.
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