Facebook to restrict video live streaming after New Zealand attack
Monday, April 1, 2019 IST
SAN FRANCISCO: Facebook on Friday said it is tightening live video streaming rules in response to the service being used to broadcast deadly attacks on mosques in New Zealand.
"In the wake of the terrorist attack, we are taking three steps: strengthening the rules for using Facebook Live, taking further steps to address hate on our platforms, and supporting the New Zealand community," chief operating officer Sheryl Sandberg said in an online post.
Facebook is looking into barring people who have previously violated the social network's community standards from livestreaming on its platform. It will also invest in improving software to quickly identify edited versions of violent video or images to prevent them from be shared or re-posted.
"While the original New Zealand attack video was shared Live, we know that this video spread mainly through people re-sharing it and re-editing it to make it harder for our systems to block it," Sandberg said. Facebook identified more than 900 different videos showing portions of the streamed violence.
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