But executives from the sites say they have been doing what they can to combat the spread of the video, one possibly designed for an age of virality. Social media and video sharing sites have faced criticism for being slow to respond to the first-ever live-streamed mass shooting, recorded from the first-person perspective of the shooter, the camera seemingly mounted atop the killer's helmet. Countless more views occurred in the hours afterward, as copies of the video proliferated more quickly than online platforms like Facebook could remove them. But the video was viewed about 4,000 times before Facebook removed it, he added. Sign up for the newsletter here.Al Noor mosque is shaded by clouds in Christchurch, New Zealand, on Tuesday.Ī Facebook vice president said fewer than 200 people saw the Christchurch massacre while it was being streamed live on the site. The president added that enemies who threatened Turkey would be 'sent back in coffins' like those who had fought at Gallipoli.Įrdogan's spokesperson later said the comments were taken out of context.Īustralia and New Zealand's top diplomats protested the comments and showing video snippets of the mosque shooting, saying it endangered the lives of their citizens.Įvery day, DW's editors send out a selection of the day's hard news and quality feature journalism. In comments earlier this week at a commemoration of the World War I battle at Gallipoli, Erdogan angered Australia and New Zealand by suggesting their soldiers fought against the Ottoman Empire as part of a Christian holy war against Muslims. Read more: Turkey's Recep Tayyip Erdogan uses New Zealand attack video at campaign rally New Zealand has moved to remove footage of the massacres and publication of the gunman's manifesto from the internet, warning that anyone who shares it may face prosecution.Įrdogan has repeatedly shown a video of the mosque shooting on the campaign trail, drawing diplomatic rebukes from New Zealand and Australia.

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