Rosen also claimed that when users reported the video, the tags they used to flag the graphic content gave Facebook an initial indication that the severity of the content did not require immediate attention, however, after reviewing they realized this was not the case - leading the social media conglomerate to open an investigation to re-examine the reporting system currently in place. "The video was reported for reasons other than suicide and as such it was handled according to different procedures," wrote vice-president of integrity at Facebook, Guy Rosen. Facebook also claims that no reports about the live-streamed video were made until about 12 minutes after the video ended. Telstra, an Australian internet service provider, understood that their decision to block said access might "inconvenience" users of the websites, however, the decision was "the right thing to do." Advertisementįacebook, as well as Twitter, did not block access due to the "active steps" they took to remove the graphic material. Many examples of graphic content can normally be found on these websites, mainly 4chan, which was one of the main websites users went to in order to find leaked pictures from the personal phones of celebrities during the Hollywood iCloud hack occurring a few years back, in which countless celebrities phones were hacked and their contents posted across the internet, including nude photos and personal information. "This was an extreme case which we think requires an extraordinary response," Vodafone Australia said in a statement. Sites including 4chan, LiveLeak and Voat - English-language websites where users generally post content anonymously. Australians were allowed to access the sites again once the copies of the shooting were taken off their sites. Many of the blocked websites were up and running hours after the sites were initially taken down. Additionally, internet service providers in Australia and New Zealand recently blocked full websites that shared the videos of the attack and/or were complicit in spreading the videos contents. By ZACHARY KEYSERĪ still image taken from video circulated on social media, apparently taken by a gunman and posted online live as the attack unfolded, shows him driving in Christchurch, New Zealand, Ma(photo credit: SOCIAL MEDIA/REUTERS)įacebook has disseminated further details of its efforts to remove videos of the attack on the two Christchurch, New Zealand mosques in which 50 people were killed and scores more wounded just one week ago, according to a report by BBC. Jerusalem Post World News NZ, Australia ISPs blocked websites to remove graphic video of shooting Sites including 4chan, LiveLeak and Voat - English-language websites where users generally post anonymously. Israel News Health & Wellness WORLD NEWS Middle East Business & Innovation Opinion Archeology Login Log Out (function (a, d, o, r, i, c, u, p, w, m) ` (script) Advertisement NZ, Australia ISPs blocked websites to remove graphic video of shooting - The Jerusalem Post
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