FILE PHOTO – People gather to form a “ring of peace” around a local mosque to show solidarity with the victims of the Christchurch mosque attacks in New Zealand, in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, March 22, 2019. REUTERS/Carlos Osorio
(Reuters) – Facebook Inc Chief Operating Officer Sheryl Sandberg said on Friday the company was looking to restrict live video following the streaming of footage of the Christchurch massacre on its platforms.
The company will monitor who can go “Live” on Facebook depending on factors such as prior community standard violations, Sandberg said in a blog post here
A lone gunman killed 50 people at two mosques in New Zealand on March 15, while livestreaming the massacre.
Facebook has identified more than 900 different videos showing portions of the 17-minutes of carnage and has used its existing artificial intelligence tools to identify and remove hate groups in Australia and New Zealand, the blog said.
Last week, the social networking giant said it removed 1.5 million videos globally that had footage of the New Zealand mosque attack in the first 24 hours after the attack.
Earlier this week, one of the main groups representing Muslims in France said it was suing Facebook and YouTube, accusing them of inciting violence by allowing the streaming of the video.
Facebook, the world’s largest social network with 2.7 billion users, has faced growing discontent over its approach to privacy and user data amid increasing concerns over its advertising practices.
Reporting by Sayanti Chakraborty in Bengaluru; Editing by Shailesh Kuber
Source : Denver Post
