Share to linkedinGetty Images Facebook, YouTube and other Internet companies sought to contain the fallout after a mass shooter broadcast a 17-minute video of his deadly attack on two New Zealand mos
ques and left a trail of references to other hate crimes on social networks, highlighting these ubiquitous’ platforms role in fostering extremist views.
a popular YouTube streamer who’s had to apologize for anti-Semitic remarks, and made references to far-right violence, suggested he had spent forums dedicated to extremism, and wanted to play to an avid Internet audience. Before they were removed both the Facebook page and a Twitter account connected to the shooter included links to YouTube videos supporting the white nationalist and anti-immigration views echoed in the manifesto.
The social network on Friday also announced a new technology designed to help prevent the viral spread of images and video. Moderators can now create a digital fingerprint of a problematic image which, according to Facebook can “stop it from ever being shared on our platform in the first place.
Facebook, already in the uncomfortable spotlight as the U.S. federal government reviews its data-sharing deals with outside entities, had previously placed the onus on Facebook users to flag videos, and even then, the content reviewer was tasked with finding the problematic content within the video, regardless of length.
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