![]() ![]() LONDON, March 15 (Reuters) - A gunman who killed 49 people at two New Zealand mosques live-streamed the attacks on Facebook for 17 minutes using an app designed for extreme sports enthusiasts. National How is the 'Great Replacement' theory tied to the Buffalo shooting suspect?īut violent videos like those of mass shootings are saved by some users and then reappear across the internet on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, TikTok, and other platforms. Kaotic is a great alternative to LiveLeak for those who miss viewing content in their uncensored form, as it contains a lot of problematic and disturbing videos. Those reuploaded videos are harder for companies to take down, says NPR's Bobby Allyn. In 2019, New Zealand blocked access to the site for hosting video of the Christchurch mass shooting. On the site Streamable, the video of the Buffalo shooting was viewed more than 3 million times before it was removed, says Allyn. As The Verge reports, LiveLeak has been replaced with the far less racy ItemFix, a video. Kathy Hochul said social media companies bear some responsibility when crimes like the Buffalo shooting happen. CHRISTCHURCH - New Zealand police warned against sharing footage relating to a deadly shooting in Christchurch on Friday (March 15), after a video online showed a gunman filming himself. World US retaliates in Iraq after three US troops wounded in attack. "The social media platforms that profit from their existence need to be responsible for monitoring and having surveillance, knowing that they can be, in a sense, an accomplice to a crime like this, perhaps not legally but morally," Hochul said.Īllyn reports that social media companies usually are not held liable for what they don't police on their sites. Experts say social media companies could do more Listen to his discussion on Morning Edition. Social media companies used to take a mostly hands-off approach to moderating content on their sites, but now more than ever sites are trying to manage the societal problems their sites create, reports Allyn. Forty-nine people have been killed and dozens are wounded after two mass shootings at mosques in New Zealand with one of the attacks live-streamed on Facebook. The only area where no charges were laid over sharing of the video was the Northern Police district.Facebook, Twitter and other sites like them have teams of thousands working to moderate content and block violent media from reaching people. The area with the next highest charges was the Southern region, where one person has been prosecuted, two referred to the youth court and two people given verbal warnings. In the Bay of Plenty, two people face prosecution, one was referred to the youth court and four people were given a verbal warning. Nine of the people charged in Canterbury have faced prosecution and two referred to youth court. Two charges, both laid in Canterbury, were withdrawn. Thirteen of the charges were in Canterbury, and seven were in the Bay of Plenty. ![]() ![]() The charges have led to 14 prosecutions, 10 referrals to the Youth Court, one written warning and eight verbal warnings. In information released under the Official Information Act, police said that as of 21 August there had been 35 charges in relation to possession of the video. An 18-year-old, not involved in the attack, was charged after he shared the video and posted a photo of one of the mosques along with the phrase 'target acquired.' The video was viewed about 4,000. Knowingly possessing or sharing objectionable material carries a prison term of up to 14 years. The Chief Censor has classified the footage and a publication reportedly written by the man accused of the shootings as objectionable. Photo: ikiryo/123RFĪ video of the mosque attacks, during which 51 people were killed, was live-streamed. ![]()
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