“Facebook has received much criticism this past week – and deservedly so – for allowing the New Zealand terrorist’s livestream to run its course on the platform, especially given that CEO Mark Zuckerberg has previously promoted Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning as the panacea to eliminating this kind of horrific content,” said CEP Executive Director David Ibsen. “The tech industry has used spin and talking points playing up the promise of machine learning and AI to deflect pressure from lawmakers, advertisers, the media, and the public. This week’s edition spotlights the tech companies that allowed the Christchurch terrorist’s live-streamed attack to remain online for over a week and allowed reuploads of the deleted video. Additionally, it chronicles the online resurgence of white supremacist groups, such as Atomwaffen Division and Identity Evropa. The Counter Extremism Project (CEP) reports weekly on the methods used by extremists to exploit the Internet and social media platforms to recruit followers and incite violence. “Hopefully Reddit believes in letting you decide for yourself whether or not you want to see unfiltered reality,” a moderator wrote.Contact Us Christchurch Terrorist’s Livestream & Manifesto Found on More Than Fifteen Different Websites Prior to the ban, the video had been posted on R/WatchPeopleDie. "Any content containing links to the video stream are being removed in accordance with our site-wide policy," Reddit said in a statement. Visitors to R/WatchPeopleDie and R/Gore received the message that the subs had been “banned from Reddit.” Reddit banned two of its channels on Friday in response to the shooting. “People are going to start wondering why our legislative branch has been asleep at the wheel throughout the inception and massive growth of social media.” “This feels like a watershed moment for social media, as citizens start applying pressure for companies to change the status quo,” he said. The 1996 Communications Decency Act says in part that online platforms that host speech are not responsible or liable for the content of that speech, but Polgar thinks 2019 could be the year that section of the law gets tightened up.
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