![]() ![]() We’re also removing any praise or support for the crime and the shooter or shooters as soon as we’re aware.” The company issued a statement from Facebook spokeswoman Mia Garlick, who said in part: “Police alerted us to a video on Facebook shortly after the livestream commenced and we quickly removed both the shooter’s Facebook and Instagram accounts and the video. ![]() It’s not clear when Facebook removed the video or shut down the accounts in question. New Zealand time posted the message: “I will carry out and attack against the invaders, and will even livestream the attack via Facebook,” Reuters reported. In a forum on 8chan, someone on Friday at 1:30 p.m. Prior to the massacre, the individual allegedly had posted a 74-page anti-Muslim manifesto decrying “white genocide” on Twitter and discussion site 8chan, a notorious haven for hate speech. ![]() One of the attackers live-streamed the attack on Facebook Live in a 17-minute video, which showed himself entering the Al Noor Mosque in Christchurch, New Zealand, and shooting multiple people. Internet platforms played a central role in the mass shootings at New Zealand mosques Friday - which left at least 49 dead - and immediately prompted renewed calls for Facebook, YouTube and Twitter to take much stronger steps to combat the spread of violent hate speech. ![]()
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