(/Dado Ruvic/Reuters)After a 12-year-old girl’s death was broadcast on social media, police could do little to keep the disturbing footage from spreading online. The girl’s death underscores the slippery slope entailed in providing a platform people can use to share their lives publicly in real time. Last July, Facebook acknowledged that while live video can be a powerful tool to document events, sharing — and allowing — videos on the platform must be done responsibly. Most recently, a group of four people used Facebook Live to broadcast themselves torturing and taunting a mentally disabled teenager. Versions of the video that were later circulated on Facebook included a “graphic video” warning in the beginning.

Source: Washington Post January 15, 2017 14:07 UTC