After filming in New Zealand, Facebook will limit live streaming on Facebook Live

The unfortunate shootings in New Zealand, which resulted in the death of 51 people, caused the famous social network to impose restrictions on the use of its live broadcast, Facebook Live.

In a public statement, the tech giant said his main goal was to limit the use of his services so that they were not used to "cause harm or spread hate," he said. BBC World.

The fact

The shooting at the Al Noor and Linwood mosques on March 15 was broadcast live on Facebook. The striker, named Brenton Harrison Tarrant, had a camera on his head that allowed him to make a streaming murders and the previous moments. "Live can be abused and we want to act for limit this abuse "said the company headed by Mark Zuckerberg.

Changes

Thus, now, anyone who violates the rules of the social network will no longer be able to use the platform for live broadcast for specific periods, for example 30 days from the first offense, reported Facebook.

Previously, if a person broke the rules, the technology company would remove the publication and, if it persisted, was prevented from using the social network for a limited period.

In addition, Facebook has announced its intention to extend restrictions to other areas in the coming weeks, starting by preventing people who have violated the rules of the company from creating advertisements on the network social.

On the other hand, the technology company announced that it would invest $ 7.5 million in research to improve the technology for badyzing images and videos.

This, they explained, because of the difficulty they faced after the shootings in New Zealand, when various versions of the video of the attack multiplied even after the removal of the video. original.

The New Zealand Prime Minister has called the new measures imposed by Facebook a "good first step".

Source: BBC World