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Shooting suspect slammed YouTube for ‘discriminating’ against her

sudshr47 April 4, 2018

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The suspected shooter at YouTube’s California headquarters on Tuesday has been identified as Nasim Najafi Aghdam, San Bruno Police confirmed.

A San Diego resident, Aghdam died by a self-inflicted gunshot wound after shooting three people, one of whom is in critical condition. A fourth victim injured their ankle while fleeing the scene at the San Bruno office. 

The suspected shooter in today’s YouTube incident has been identified. Please see press release for details – https://t.co/Xvr2l9bB9s pic.twitter.com/NEBoX3WWK5

— San Bruno Police (@SanBrunoPolice) April 4, 2018

On her website, Aghdam accused YouTube of “filtering” her videos to prevent them from getting views and embedded a video from prominent YouTube star Casey Neistat complaining about YouTube’s demonetization policy, known as the adpocalypse. Read more…

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Tech execs call for gun control after YouTube shooting

sudshr47 April 4, 2018

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Major tech executives from the likes of Twitter and Uber have called for gun control following a shooting at YouTube’s California headquarters.  

Three people were shot, one killed, after a shooter opened fire at YouTube’s headquarters in San Bruno, California on Tuesday afternoon. One of the shooting victims is in critical condition. A fourth person injured their ankle as they fled the scene. 

The motive of the suspect, who died at the scene from a self-inflicted gunshot wound, is not yet clear. 

After the shooting, Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey posted a rallying cry for gun control along with a link to the website for the March for Our Lives movement. Read more…

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Jimmy Fallon pledges to march in student-led protest for gun control

sudshr47 February 27, 2018

Jimmy Fallon will join March for Our Lives, a student-led protest for school safety and gun control, on March 24 in Washington, D.C.
The Tonight Show host addressed the shooting at Parkland’s Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School on Monday night, …

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