It will also look into how the accessibility of semi-automatic weapons and social media impacted the tragedy. The case for an independent regulator of social media is becoming even more compelling in the wake of the Christchurch atrocity and its livestreaming. MONIQUE FORD/STUFF An independent regulator of social media with certain powers might help avert objectionable livestreaming of events such as the Christchurch shootings. "It could be something like the Broadcasting Standards Authority with a code of practice which accepts complaints if social media doesn't operate according to that code. "However, I don't think leaving it to the social media companies gives you any guarantee of that."

Source: Stuff March 26, 2019 02:15 UTC