The platform removed an “unprecedented volume” of videos following the mass shooting at two mosques in New Zealand Yesterday, which left 50 people dead. The killings were recorded and posted to social media channels, apparently as part of a plan to circulate the footage online. Chief Product Officer for YouTube, Neal Mohan, said that tens of thousands of videos featuring the footage had been removed, with the platform disabling some searches to prevent viewings. Facebook also confirmed that it had removed 1.5 million videos of the massacres in the first 24 hours following the shootings.
The platform removed an “unprecedented volume” of videos following the mass shooting at two mosques in New Zealand last week, which left 50 people dead. The killings were recorded and posted to social media channels, apparently as part of a plan to circulate the footage online. Chief Product Officer for YouTube, Neal Mohan, said that tens of thousands of videos featuring the footage had been removed, with the platform disabling some searches to prevent viewings. Facebook also confirmed that it had removed 1.5 million videos of the massacres in the first 24 hours following the shootings.