Facebook has announced a change in its live video

May 15, 2019

The social network created by Mark Zuckerberg has officially announced a change impacting the use of users.

On March 15, a young man organized a real mbadacre by telling live on Facebook how he entered a mosque in New Zealand to shoot people who were there.

This lead to Facebook make changes to restrict the use of their live broadcasts, in order to avoid similar episodes.

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In a statement posted on its official blog, the company said that "the vast majority of people use Facebook Live for positive purposes, such as sharing a moment with friends or raising awareness about a cause that interests them. Even then, you can abuse this tool and we want to take steps to limit that possibility. "

For the future, Facebook reported that "from now on, we will apply a "simple warning" policy with respect to a wider range of crimes. Now anyone who violates our most serious rules will not be able to use Live for specific periods of time.for example, 30 days after the first offense. "

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"We plan to extend these restrictions to other areas in the coming weeks., starting by preventing those same people from creating ads, "they said.

Likewise, the company founded by Mark Zuckerberg said: "We recognize the tension that exists between those who prefer unlimited service and the limits necessary to ensure the safety of people on Facebook.Our goal is to minimize the risk of" personal injury. " abuse in Live and allow people to use this tool positively every day. "

It should be remembered that a few weeks ago, "Homages" was introduced, created to commemorate a loved one after his death.