Australia-born terrorist Brenton Harrison Tarrant the perpetrator of the Christchurch mosque shootings at Al Noor Mosque and Linwood Islamic Centre in Christchurch , New Zealand recorded a video of the attacks on Facebook Live which was shared extensively on social media as well as spreading his manifesto '' The Great Replacement '' on his Facebook and Twitter accounts and on 8chan / pol / where he would announce the attacks and prior to this the social media of Brenton Harrison Tarrant was filled with white nationalist , anti-Islamic and neo-fascist material and his profile picture was " The Australian Shitposter " an image of a tanned , blonde-haired Akubra hat wearing man from Australia used to represent users on 4chan and 8chan as well as the alt-right subculture " The Dingoes " . The government of New Zealand already had laws in place relating to terrorism under which people sharing the video can be prosecuted , and it was announced that this would be vigorously pursued . Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern also vowed to investigate the role played by social media in the attack and take action , possibly alongside other countries , against the sites that broadcast the video . Facebook and Twitter became more active in banning extremists from their platform in the wake of the tragedy . Facebook pages associated with Future Now Australia had been removed from the platform , including their main page , Stop the Mosques and Save Australia . Far-right activist leaders in Australia urged their supporters to follow them on Gab after being banned from Twitter and Facebook . On March 28 , 2019 , Facebook announced that they have banned white nationalist and white separatist content along with white supremacy
Christchurch mosque shootings
Christchurch mosque shootings
Right-wing terrorism