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Google and YouTube Help Regulate After Massive Japan Quake

Google and Youtube are leveraging their incredible technological powers to help loved ones find each other after a massive 8.8 magnitude earthquake hit Japan on Friday.

A colossal 8.8 magnitude earthquake hit Japan Friday.

Originating off of the country’s most heavily populated island, Honshu, approximately 200 miles from Tokyo, the quake has already taken the lives of of hundreds of people and created a tsunami that could strike the West Coast of the United States as early as today.

Google and their popular video-hosting website, Youtube, known mostly for its bullshit documentation of candid pratfalls and adorable pet videos are stepping in to regulate.

Tokyo Broadcasting System has been posting videos on YouTube of its coverage of the disaster and Google has quickly mobilized with a person finder page to help people in Japan concerned about their loved ones, or who are at the epicenter of this disaster to search names and update their status and location.

You can follow live as it develops with The Atlantic and The Lede.

There is a literal deluge of information hitting the internet over this disaster; if you have any links to share, please add them in the comments.