The Christchurch shooting spree occurred at two mosques where men, women and children were targeted. Thousands of videos relating to a mass shooting at two Christchurch mosques have been removed from YouTube since the terror attacks occurred on Friday afternoon, Google says. At least 100 people had viewed one early version of the shooting video and more than half a dozen people had left comments. READ MORE:* Live coverage: Christchurch mosque shootings* Christchurch mosque shooting: Everything you need to know* Facebook battles to stamp out horrific video* Dozens killed in Christchurch mosque shootings* Timeline of Christchurch mosque shootingsGoogle encouraged users to flag any videos that they believed violated its guidelines, she said. — YouTube (@YouTube) March 15, 2019It also used smart-detection technology to identify inappropriate content, she said.

Source: Stuff March 15, 2019 20:19 UTC