New Zealand Massacre Shows How Online Users Find Ways to Share Violent Videos The Friday massacre at two New Zealand mosques, live-streamed to the world, was not the first internet broadcast of a violent crime, but it showed that stopping gory footage from spreading online persists as a major challenge for tech companies de… Read More…
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A Mass Murder of, and for, the Internet The terrorist attack in New Zealand is shocking on every level — and feels like a first for how unmistakably online it was. Read More…
More infoTech Companies Scramble to Remove New Zealand Shooting Video Internet companies scrambled Friday to remove graphic video filmed by a gunman in the New Zealand mosque shootings that was widely available on social media for hours after the horrific attack. Read More…
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Amy Schumer Doesn’t Care What You Think (That Much) Taking harsh criticism and facing motherhood, the comedian acknowledged mistakes, saying, “I’m down to evolve.” Then again, she doesn’t want to be too careful. Read More…
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