Facebook is placing a so-called "panic button" on pages served to users in the United Kingdom, allowing minors to quickly report suspicious activity to the authorities.
The partnership is with the Child Exploitation and Online Protection Centre (CEOP), which had asked social-networking sites to add such a button. Bebo and MySpace agreed, the BBC reported, but Facebook had held out until Monday.
Users can visit the CEOP app page on Facebook to add the app.
Since CEOP is a U.K. government-run organization, it's unclear whether U.S. users would be able to add the app, or, if clicked, what actions would be taken - or if a U.S.-specific version could be added at a later date. Facebook officials were not immediately available for comment on Monday.
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