WELLINGTON, New Zealand — Facebook said that it removed 1.5 million videos of footage from the shooting rampage at two mosques in Christchurch within 24 hours of the attack, underscoring the massive game of whack-a-mole social media giants have to play with even the most high-profile problematic content on their platforms. Many hours later, and long after he and other suspects had been arrested, others were still uploading the video to YouTube and other online video platforms. And though Facebook, Instagram and Twitter have all removed Tarrant’s accounts, dozens of archived versions remain available, along with the links and videos he shared. Facebook says that since the attack, teams have been also working to remove content in support of the massacre and other hateful posts. “But it doesn’t mean we can’t play an active role in seeing it resolved,” she added.

Source: National Post March 18, 2019 14:37 UTC