BANGKOK: Royal Thai Police on Wednesday defended their response to a horrific video clip of a father murdering his baby daughter that remained on Facebook Live for almost 24 hours before it was removed. He said that even in the US, in took seven to eight hours before similar content was removed from Facebook. Public appealThe police spokesman also urged the public to help alert authorities about social media content they deem inappropriate. Was it really necessary to release the sound bite?” one commentator wrote in the online forum Pantip, referring to audio played by some media from the Facebook Live stream. – The Nation/Asia News NetworkRelated stories:Horrific Facebook Live video finally made inaccessible Tuesday eveningOutrage after Facebook Live murder of baby

Source: The Star April 27, 2017 02:26 UTC