The Christchurch video clips were first recorded and live-streamed on multiple media platforms by Brenton Tarrant, an Australian white supremacist who pleaded guilty to murdering 51 Muslim worshippers at two mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand in 2019. The company has faced moderation setbacks after CEO Elon Musk laid off approximately half of Twitter employees earlier this month, prompting issues policing harmful content like racist tweets. Though Twitter has repeatedly promised to become more cognizant of harmful content on its platform, the spokesperson told The Guardian that “time will tell” if Twitter will live up to its pledges. Remembering Enterprise: The Test Shuttle That Never Flew to SpaceĪpple's 12 Most Embarrassing Product Failures The government notified the company of the presence of the clips, and a spokesperson for Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern told The Guardian, “Twitter advised us overnight that the clips have been taken down and said they would do a sweep for other instances.” After clips were re-uploaded Saturday, the company’s automated software for detecting harmful content failed flag them, according to the New Zealand government. Users had alerted the government to the video after it was posted on the social network the day before. Twitter removed newly posted videos on Sunday of the Christchurch mosque shootings only after the clips were flagged as harmful content by the New Zealand government. Facebook confirmed to INSIDER on Friday that it had deleted the apparent livestream from its platform and suspended the suspected shooter's profile.Twitter has taken down videos of the 2019 Christchurch Terrorist Attack Police acknowledged Friday that graphic and distressing footage was circulating across the web, but urged the public not to disseminate it further. The gunman then leaves and gets back in his car before driving to the Linwood Mosque, some three miles away, where he opened fire again. He then appears to walk indoors before shooting worshippers inside for several minutes. The video appears to have been shot using a helmet or body camera, and shows the gunman driving to the Al Noor Mosque before opening fire at people near the doorway. Two other suspects remain in police custody and authorities are working to determine their involvement.Īs the attack was unfolding, a 16-minute livestreamed video of the shooting was posted to Facebook, where it quickly spread across the platform, as well as YouTube, Instagram, and Twitter.
The shooter has been identified as 28-year-old Australian man, Brenton Tarrant, who has been charged with murder. Account icon An icon in the shape of a person's head and shoulders.
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