WELLINGTON — 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. Read more:The New Zealand shooting shows how Facebook and YouTube spread hate and violent images‘Lets get this party started’: New Zealand shooting suspect narrated his chilling rampageToday’s coverage from Post correspondents around the worldLike Washington Post World on Facebook and stay updated on foreign news

Source: Washington Post March 17, 2019 09:56 UTC