Social Media Sites Fail to Contain Spread of New Zealand Shooting Footage
- 5 years ago
Social Media Sites Fail to Contain Spread of New Zealand
Shooting Footage The attacks on two Christchurch mosques
have left 49 people dead. The video quickly went viral on other
major sites like YouTube and Twitter. Companies quickly removed it, but footage has since been reposted many times. Officials are now criticizing the
tech giants once again for reacting
too slowly to harmful content. Some are even accusing them of purposely letting the video
be reposted. Counter Extremism Project, via CNN Legal analysts say sharing the video will only inspire more mass shootings
in the future. Former FBI agent Steve Moore, via CNN
Shooting Footage The attacks on two Christchurch mosques
have left 49 people dead. The video quickly went viral on other
major sites like YouTube and Twitter. Companies quickly removed it, but footage has since been reposted many times. Officials are now criticizing the
tech giants once again for reacting
too slowly to harmful content. Some are even accusing them of purposely letting the video
be reposted. Counter Extremism Project, via CNN Legal analysts say sharing the video will only inspire more mass shootings
in the future. Former FBI agent Steve Moore, via CNN