![]() The horrific mass shootings at New Zealand mosques have ignited strong demands for YouTube, Facebook and Twitter to regulate violent hate speech on their platforms. Thirty people are receiving treatment in hospitals, and nine are in a critical condition in intensive care. The shootings have left at least 49 people dead and is the worst mass shooting in New Zealand’s history. Fifty people were killed in shooting attacks during Friday prayers at two mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand. Christchurch mosque shootings: Gunman livestreamed 17 minutes of shooting terror NZ Herald 15 Mar, 2019 09:30 AM4 mins to read A horrific shooting at a Christchurch mosque was livestreamed for. Police said 49 people are dead after shootings at two mosques. Officials said a 28-year-old man had been charged with murder. The shooter reportedly posted a 74-page anti-Muslim manifesto to Twitter criticizing “white genocide.” He also posted likewise on 8chan (a discussion site where users frequently post hateful content). Fifty people were killed in shootings at two mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand, on Friday. There were 39 people hospitalized, including 11 in intensive care. Many people were feared killed and over 40 sustained injuries as at least two gunmen opened fire at two mosques in New Zealand’s Christchurch. Then on Friday, someone posted “I will carry out and attack against the invaders, and will even livestream the attack via Facebook,” Reuters reported. The live video of the alleged mass killings in Christchurch has been blocked from many Kiwis screens by internet companies. It is clear that online platforms played a huge roll in these shootings. ![]() One of the shooters even live streamed the attack on Facebook. He live streamed a 17-minute video of him shooting multiple people in the Al Noor Mosque in Christchurch. ![]() YouTube says a sometimes graphic three-hour live-streamed video of a mass shooting in Boulder, Colorado, has journalistic value and doesn’t violate its rules on violent content. These individuals seek livestream videos in an attempt to prove a false flag theory, disprove that the shooting occurred, assert that the government was behind the incident, etc. The shootings have resulted in many demanding these online platforms to do more to prevent hate speech posted on their sites. Another video, taken by someone else, showed police apprehending a gunman on a pavement by a road. ![]() The dead include a five-year-old girl and her father, who were chased by the gunman and shot in front of horrified passers-by. A gunman shot dead 49 people and wounded more than 40 at two New Zealand mosques on Friday. One person died later in Christchurch Hospital. Conspiracy theory extremism has the potential to feed violence if an individual believes that they need to use an act of force in order to stop what they believe. Fifty people died, seven at Linwood Mosque and 42 at Al Noor Mosque. ![]()
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