A French Muslim group is suing Facebook and YouTube for hosting the Christchurch shooting video

When that little white box on Facebook asks you, “What’s on your mind?”, could Facebook be responsible for what you have to say?
A group representing French Muslims is suing the French branches of Facebook and YouTube for hosting the video of the Chr…

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Facebook’s AI couldn’t spot mass murder

Facebook has given another update on measures it took and what more it’s doing in the wake of the livestreamed video of a gun massacre by a far right terrorist who killed 50 people in two mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand. Earlier this week the company said the video of the slayings had been viewed […]

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New Zealand’s silver fern redrawn as Muslims praying gets plenty of online attention

In the aftermath of the Christchurch terror attack, a reimagined version of a famous New Zealand symbol has garnered plenty of online attention.
Australian cartoonist Pat Campbell, who works for newspaper The Canberra Times, drew an illustration of t…

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Facebook says the original New Zealand shooter video was viewed about 4,000 times before removal

Facebook released new figures about its attempts to stop the spread of videos after a shooter livestreamed his attacks on two Christchurch, New Zealand mosques last Friday, killing 50 people. In a blog post, Facebook vice president and deputy general counsel Chris Sonderby said that the video was viewed less than 200 times during the […]

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Internet providers block sites that host Christchurch terror attack video

It’s been a struggle for internet companies to contain a live streamed video of the Christchurch terror attack.
In light of this, internet service providers are teaming up to block sites which refuse to take down the video, echoing calls by police an…

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