New Jersey Attorney General also investigating Discord and Twitch after Buffalo shootingThe suspect used online platforms to spread both his message, and live footage of the attack.By A. Khalid, 05.23.2022
Germany synagogue shooter livestreamed attack on Twitch (updated)It's another attempt to spread violent hate through live video.By J. Fingas, 10.09.2019
Facebook will train its content-removal AI with police camera footageFacebook wants to make its AI better at detecting videos of mass shootings.By C. Fisher, 09.17.2019
Australia orders ISPs to block sites hosting Christchurch shooting videoThe country's online safety official now has the authority to block sites.By J. Fingas, 09.08.2019
Walmart pulls displays for violent media after El Paso shootingThis is despite a lack of evidence that games and movies cause violence.By J. Fingas, 08.09.2019
White House invites tech companies to discuss violent online extremismTrump may not attend.By C. Fisher, 08.07.2019
House committee asks 8chan owner to testify over extremist contentIt wants to know what the site does to fight extremist material.By J. Fingas, 08.06.2019
The internet is racing to cut ties with 8chan after another deadly shootingCloudflare, Voxility and Tucows have all pulled support.By C. Fisher, 08.05.2019
PewDiePie asks for end to 'subscribe' meme after synagogue shootingHe believes he should have tackled it a long time ago.By J. Fingas, 04.28.2019
Christchurch shooting videos are still on Facebook over a month laterThey illustrate the limits of anti-extremist filtering on the internet.By J. Fingas, 04.19.2019
Australian bill could imprison social network execs over violent contentIt could also fine companies up to 10 percent of their yearly turnover.By J. Fingas, 03.30.2019
House chair asks tech CEOs to speak about New Zealand shooting response (updated)Facebook, Microsoft, Twitter and YouTube execs would speak on March 27th.By J. Fingas, 03.19.2019
YouTube bans secondary Alex Jones channel hosting NZ conspiracy videosThe conspiracy theorist used it to call the mosque shootings 'false flag' attacks.By K. Holt, 03.19.2019
Facebook says only 4,000 users viewed original NZ shooter livestreamUsers tried to upload 1.5 million copies afterwards, but most were blocked.By S. Shah, 03.19.2019
New Zealand ISPs block websites hosting Christchurch shooting videoSites that don't honor the requests effectively become inaccessible.By J. Fingas, 03.18.2019
A New Zealand shooting video hit YouTube every second this weekendYouTube joined the race to remove graphic footage.By C. Fisher, 03.18.2019
Facebook pulled over 1.5 million videos of New Zealand shootingThis includes edited versions.By J. Fingas, 03.17.2019
Facebook and YouTube rush to remove New Zealand shooting footageFacebook is also pulling down posts praising the attack.By S. Shah, 03.15.2019