Photo: APInternet companies have scrambled to remove graphic video filmed by a gunman in the Christchurch mosque shootings that was widely available on social media for hours after the horrific attack. The shooter also left a 74-page manifesto that he posted on social media, identifying himself as a 28-year-old Australian-born man and white nationalist out to avenge attacks in Europe perpetrated by Muslims. Many internet users have called for tech companies and news sites to take the material down. "Google is actively inciting violence," tweeted British journalist Carole Cadwalladr with a screen grab of search results of the video. "We have certain companies that have built systems that have inadvertently served the cause of violent hatred around the world," Vaidhyanathan said.

Source: Otago Daily Times March 15, 2019 21:11 UTC