Social platforms have learned to remove violent videos of extremist shootings more quickly over the past few years. It’s just not clear they’re moving quickly enough.
That’s considerably faster than theto take down a similar video streamed by a self-described white supremacist who killed 51 people in two New Zealand mosques in 2019. But versions of the Buffalo shooting video still quickly spread to other platforms, and they haven’t always disappeared quickly.
But later Sunday, Twitter changed course on how it was treating material related to the shooting. In a subsequent emailed statement, the company said it is "removing videos and media related to the incident" and "may remove" tweets disseminating the shooter’s writings. Earlier, the company’s statement said it "may" remove material produced by perpetrators.
Hochul said she holds companies responsible for "fomenting" racist views. "People are sharing these ideas. They’re sharing videos of other attacks. And they’re all copycat. They all want to be the next great white hope that’s going to inspire the next attack," she said on NBC’s "Meet the Press.
"It’s really difficult to make sure that it’s completely waterproof, to make sure that this will never happen and that people will be closed down the second they would start a thing like that. Because there’s a lot of livestreaming which, of course, is 100% legitimate," she said an interview with The Associated Press.
The company said it has removed the video of the shooting from the platform and added that instances of it still being shared are through links to streaming sites. These links, in turn, are blocked and "blackholed" by the company, meaning they can’t be uploaded again.
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