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This poses once more the question of online radicalization.” "The attack on New Zealand Muslims today is a shocking and disgraceful act of terror,” said David Ibsen, executive director of the non-profit, non-partisan Counter Extremism Project (CEP) global policy organization. “Once again, it has been committed by an extremist aided, abetted and coaxed into action by content on social media. The 28-year-old alleged white supremacist gunman not only livestreamed the rampage via helmet-cam on Facebook and Twitter, but footage of the massacre circulated even hours after the shooting, despite the frantic efforts by Facebook, YouTube, Twitter and Reddit to take it down as quickly as possible, each of which issued the requisite statements condemning the terror, and each of which have codes of conduct that are sometimes violated.Īhead of the attack, the shooter posted a since removed hateful 74-page manifesto on Twitter.Īnd during the killing, he apparently referenced divisive YouTube star PewDiePie, who for the record subsequently tweeted, “I feel absolutely sickened having my name uttered by this person.” Sadly, tough questions with no easy answers. Tough questions are being asked about the role of social media in the wake of the horrific shooting that took the lives of at least 50 people at two New Zealand mosques. Watch Video: Los Angeles increases police protection around area mosques