Many instances of crimes such as rape and assault , along with suicides , have been streamed live , leaving little to no time for administrators to remove the offending content . Live streamed crimes became a trend in the mid-2010s with widely reported incidents such as assaults and suicide streamed through Periscope in 2016 and the kidnapping of a man in Chicago streamed through Facebook Live in 2017 . A mass shooting in Jacksonville , Florida , resulting in the deaths of two in addition to the shooter , occurred during a '' Madden NFL 19 '' tournament . Part of the Christchurch mosque shootings was streamed on Facebook Live by the perpetrator for 17 minutes
Christchurch mosque shootings
Christchurch mosque shootings
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