YouTube and Facebook are working to ensure the removal of all copies of head-mounted camera footage apparently live-streamed by the gunman in two mass shootings in New Zealand.
Forty-nine people were killed, and at least 20 more wounded, in shootings at two mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand …
The BBC reports that the footage was live-streamed on Facebook, with copies subsequently uploaded to YouTube.
New Zealand Police tweeted today that they are working to have the footage removed.
YouTube confirmed that it is actively removing any violent video of the New Zealand shootings.
Our hearts are broken over today’s terrible tragedy in New Zealand. Please know we are working vigilantly to remove any violent footage.
— YouTube (@YouTube) March 15, 2019
Facebook told CNET that it has removed the original video, as well as the shooter’s account.
Engadget reports that Twitter has also removed an account in which the alleged gunman identified himself, though that identity has not been confirmed.
The alleged shooter has been arrested and charged with murder, reports the BBC.
Photo: Sky News
Two other men and one woman were detained nearby and firearms seized, Police Commissioner Mike Bush said. He said one of those detained was later released, while officers were working to understand if the other two were connected […]
The suspect who was charged appeared to have published a manifesto before the attack outlining his intentions, in which he identified himself as a 28-year-old Australian citizen and espoused far right and anti-immigrant ideology.
Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison described the man as an “extremist, right-wing” terrorist. Police Commissioner Bush confirmed that the man was not known in advance to either New Zealand or Australian security services.
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