Facebook has responded to complaints from a section of Kenyans who accused it of bias over how it gave focus to the Fiday attacks in Paris, vis-a-vis other attacks that had previously occured in Kenya.
The Social Media company on Saturday allowed users to overlay their profile pictures with the colours of the French flag, to show support for victims of the deadly attacks that claimed the lives of 127 people.
Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg on Monday said that they had never done such a thing before and the idea came in the wake of the attacks in Paris.
“There has to be a first time for trying something new, even in complex and sensitive times, and for us that was Paris,” he explained.
Kenyans were up to criticise Facebook, arguing that during the Garissa University College attack that claimed the lives 147 people, the Social Media company never carried out such campaigns as Paris to enable the world mourn with Kenyans.
The attacks carried out by terror group Islamic State, at a stadium, concert hall and cafes and restaurants in northern and eastern Paris, have led to more than 10 airstrikes by the French military on their camps in retaliation.
French President Francois Hollande, said on Saturday that their country was faced with war and appropriate action ought to be taken.
