NO!: 200 People Watched NZ Shooting On Facebook

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Source: Courtesy / Tony Scott

Facebook’s deputy general counsel, Chris Sonderby, said none of the 200 or so people who watched the live video flagged it to moderators. In a Tuesday blog post , Sonderby said the first user report didn’t come until 12 minutes after the broadcast ended. Facebook said it removed the video “within minutes” of being notified by New Zealand police. But since then, Facebook and other social media companies have had to contend with copies posted by others. The shooting suspect live-streamed the killing of 50 people at two mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand. To report live video, a user must know to click on a small set of three gray dots on the right side of the post. A user who clicks on “report live video” gets a choice of objectionable content types to select from, including violence, bullying and harassment. Users are also told to contact law enforcement if someone is in immediate danger