christchurch
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Twitter Failed to Flag Christchurch Shooting Video Re-Uploads
Twitter removed newly posted videos on Sunday of the Christchurch mosque shootings only after the clips were flagged as harmful content by the New Zealand government.
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Christchurch Terrorist Abused Steroids and Donated Money to Far-Right YouTubers
Brenton Tarrant, the anti-Muslim terrorist who killed 51 people during two attacks in Christchurch, New Zealand in 2019, abused steroids and donated money to far-right websites and YouTube personalities like Stefan Molyneux, according to a new report released by the New Zealand government. The 810-page report also says Tarrant claimed YouTube was a “significant source…
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Australian Internet Providers Ordered To Block Eight Sites Found Hosting Christchurch Footage
Australia’s eSafety Commissioner ordered the country’s internet service providers to block eight sites for purportedly hosting footage of the Christchurch massacre, the Guardian reported Sunday, protocol officials recently outlined at this year’s G7 leader’s forum.
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Cloudflare Drops 8Chan, Initiating New Ineffective Ritual That Follows Mass Violence
Following a mass shooting in El Paso, Texas, on Sunday that left at least 20 people dead and dozens more injured, an anonymous forum at the centre of the tragedy, 8chan, is no longer protected by the website security firm Cloudflare. The company’s abandonment of 8chan leaves the online shitbox vulnerable to distributed denial-of-service (DDoS)…