New Zealand asked Facebook about the live broadcast of the terrorist attack in which 50 people died

The Prime Minister New Zealand, Jacinda Ardern, announced Sunday that he would seek answers to Facebook and other technological giants on how the mbadacre of 50 people in two mosques was broadcast live on these platforms.

According to Ardern, Sheryl Sandberg, Director of Facebook Operations, kept in touch to talk about what happened.

Internet platforms had obvious difficulties in removing the video and preventing its spread.

"We did our best to delete or try to delete the video that circulated after the terrorist attack"says Ardern.

"But in the end, it is up to the platforms to facilitate the withdrawal, I think that there are still many questions to be answered," said the manager.

"It's a problem that goes beyond New Zealand but that does not mean we can not play an active role in finding solutions," she added.

In a statement released on Sunday, Mia Garlick, of Facebook's New Zealand office, pledged to "work continuously to lift content that violates" the rules.

"In the first 24 hours, we removed a million and a half videos of the attack worldwide, 1.2 million having been blocked before being available," the firm said.

"As for the people affected by this tragedy and the concerns of local authorities, we are also removing modified versions of the video that do not have explicit content," he added.

Ardern joins his Australian counterpart, the Prime Minister Scott Morrison, expressing doubts as to the sufficiency of current standards.

However, Morrison noted that social media companies "cooperated" since the attacks.

"But unfortunately, I must say that the ability to provide comprehensive badistance is limited by the technological aspect," he said.

With information from AFP and EFE