Lawmakers ask tech leaders to explain viral Christchurch video

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WASHINGTON: A US congressional panel said on Tuesday (Mar 19) it was asking top executives from US tech firms to explain the proliferation online ...

WASHINGTON: A US congressional panel said on Tuesday it was asking top executives from US tech firms to explain the proliferation online of the"horrific" video ofThe House Committee on Homeland Security asked for a briefing by the four tech executives, calling it"critically important" to filter the kind of violent images seen in the video.

"Just last week - nearly two years after you formed GIFTC - a terrorist exploited your platforms to disseminate across the world a horrific video of mass violence," Thompson said in a letter released to media.

 

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