The Christchurch shooter posted a manifesto on 8chan and shouted “subscribe to PewDiePie” before opening fire on the mosque, livestreaming the whole thing. Butt “Municipal Power for California” Praxis March 15, 2019 Any platform that allows white supremacists to congregate is complicit You give them a platform and they use it radicalize each other and livestream murder. This is why people say ban the fucking Nazis. I am tired of a world where we all have to sit seething in a bath of racist poison because it is generating ad revenue We live in the nightmare your irresponsibility and greed helped build. You built, plank by plank, the stage from which a virulent racist ideology reached so many children. YouTube, Facebook, and Twitter have previously been criticized for not doing enough to stop the fostering of hateful ideologies, but the gunman’s targeted use of social media has renewed users’ push for these platforms to do something now. Twitter is also where many people are calling for action from these three platforms. My heart and thoughts go out to the victims, families and everyone affected by this tragedy. I feel absolutely sickened having my name uttered by this person. Just heard news of the devastating reports from New Zealand Christchurch. PewDiePie (real name Felix Kjellberg) issued a statement on Twitter as well, saying he’s “absolutely sickened” over having his name mentioned by the shooter. Please know we are working vigilantly to remove any violent footage. Our hearts are broken over today’s terrible tragedy in New Zealand. (We have reported all the videos we found.) YouTube issued a statement on Twitter: At posting time, Tubefilter can confirm there are videos showing the full attack still live on the platform. Numerous uploads of the shooter’s livestreamed footage have been posted to YouTube. “We’re also removing any praise or support for the crime and the shooter or shooters as soon as we’re aware,” she added. It said both the manifesto and the videos violate its terms of service.įacebook spokesperson Mia Garlick said Facebook has taken a similar tack, terminating the shooter’s Facebook and Instagram (which is owned by Facebook) accounts. Twitter told The Washington Post that it suspended the account of the gunman who posted the manifesto, and is removing videos showing the attack. Subscribe for daily Tubefilter Top Stories Subscribe
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