The user did not respond to a Reuters request for comment. In another case, the video was shared by a verified Instagram user in Indonesia with more than 1.6 million followers. YouTube and other social media sites worked on Friday to stem the spread of the video allegedly recorded by a shooter who entered a mosque in Christchurch, New Zealand, and killed 49 people. In a 15-minute window, Reuters found five copies of the footage on YouTube uploaded under the search term “New Zealand” and tagged with categories including “education” and “people & blogs”. Facebook did not immediately respond to additional questions. Christchurch mosque attack: Report details how gunman was able to escape detection. New Zealand Mosque Attack survivor talks about his fears. My love goes out to Christchurch, the country of New Zealand, and the greater Muslim community. The gunman took inspiration from a 2019 rampage in Christchurch, New Zealand, videos of which. If you think a video is in an inappropriate Topic, report it to us. Others should keep updating the live thread. 1988 1 ), also known online as moot, is an American internet entrepreneur and. Twitter and Google said they were working to stop the footage being reshared. A memorial outside a Tops Friendly Market in Buffalo, N.Y., after a mass shooting last weekend. Christopher Poole Christopher Poole (born c.

Facebook said it had deleted the gunman’s accounts “shortly after the livestream commenced” after being alerted by police.īut Reuters found videos of the shooting on all five platforms up to 10 hours after the attacks, which began at 1345 local time in the city of Christchurch. The live footage of Friday’s attacks, New Zealand’s worst-ever mass shooting, was first posted to Facebook and has since been shared on Twitter, Alphabet Inc’s YouTube and Facebook-owned Whatsapp and Instagram.įacebook, Twitter and YouTube all said they had taken steps to remove copies of the videos. Bloodied bandages on the road following a shooting at the Al Noor mosque in Christchurch, New Zealand, March 15, 2019.

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