Facebook Under Criticism For Allowing Livestream Of New Zealand Shooting

Facebook is facing criticism for allowing a murderer to livestream his shooting yesterday that killed 49 innocent people in two mosques, New Zealand. Youtube and Twitter were even faster to delete the video content that was initially uploaded on the Facebook account of the shooter.

Image capture from the live video

The tragedic incident took place at Christchurch in New Zealand, the shooter captured the video by himself which showed the killings of almost 50 innocents. The footage, first posted on the platform, was open for access during and after the shooting while YouTube and Twitter quickly removed the content after users’ reports.

According to Bloomberg, before opening fire, the gunman even urged viewers to subscribe to PewDiePie YouTube channel. PewDiePie channel manager Felix Arvid Ulf Kjellberg tweeted that he felt completely sickened hearing his name called by this murderer.

The point is, this is not the first event of this kind allowed for livestreaming on Facebook. Back in August, a shooter also livestreamed his killing at a Madden 19 video game tournament held in Florida, the US. Up to this point, social media platforms including YouTube, Twitter, and Facebook have been struggling to get rid of such negative content.

The social giant went on Twitter, stating: