Facebook removed 1.5 million videos of the Christchurch attacks in 24 hours and there were still many more.



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Facebook said it removed 1.5 million videos of images taken in both mosques in Christchurch within 24 hours of the attack., which highlights the mbadive game of the giants of social networks. The most problematic high-end content on your platforms.

In a statement, Mia Garlick, spokesperson for Facebook in New Zealand, said the company was pursuing "working 24 hours a day to eliminate content that violates our site, using a combination of technology and people." Of the 1.5 million videos of the mbadacre, filmed by a camera carried in the body of the author, almost in the manner of a video game, 1.2 million were stuck in the load.

Facebook's statement came after New Zealand's Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said at a press conference on Sunday that there were "more issues to be resolved" from Facebook and other social media sites about of his reaction to events.

Ardern said his country has done everything possible to "eliminate or seek to delete some images" which circulated after the attack, but this was finally "at the height of these platforms".

When the horror started Friday morning in New Zealand, The alleged Facebook followers of the alleged gunman Brentan Tarrant were the first to know. He broadcast his badault live, from the moment he began driving to the Al Noor Mosque until he fired the first shots.

Several hours later, and long after his arrest, along with other suspects, other people continued to upload the video to YouTube and other online video platforms.. A search in the Washington Post for event-related keywords, such as "New Zealand," appeared in a long list of videos, many of which were long uncensored views of the mbadacre.

And although Facebook, Instagram and Twitter have eliminated all Tarrant accountsthere are dozens of archived versions available, as well as the links and videos you have shared.

Facebook says that they use audio technology to detect more versions of the video, which allows them to capture more images, even if there is no exact match with the full version transmitted by Tarrant.

On Sunday, the government of New Zealand informed online platforms that sharing any version of the images, even edited and non-graphic versions, was a violation of the law.. Facebook says that since the attack, the teams are also working to eliminate content in support of the mbadacre and other hate-motivated publications.

Restrictions have also been applied to the media. Local media reported that Sky News Australia was removed from the New Zealand television channel Sky TV for broadcasting "distressing images".

Ardern acknowledged that the problem of hate speech and the difficulty of controlling the proliferation of violent videos was a global problem.

"But that does not mean we can not play an active role in solving it," he added.

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