The shooter reportedly posted a 74-page anti-Muslim manifesto to Twitter criticizing “white genocide.” He also posted likewise on 8chan (a discussion site where users frequently post hateful content).
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There were 39 people hospitalized, including 11 in intensive care.
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Many people were feared killed and over 40 sustained injuries as at least two gunmen opened fire at two mosques in New Zealand’s Christchurch. Then on Friday, someone posted “I will carry out and attack against the invaders, and will even livestream the attack via Facebook,” Reuters reported. The live video of the alleged mass killings in Christchurch has been blocked from many Kiwis screens by internet companies. It is clear that online platforms played a huge roll in these shootings. One of the shooters even live streamed the attack on Facebook. He live streamed a 17-minute video of him shooting multiple people in the Al Noor Mosque in Christchurch. YouTube says a sometimes graphic three-hour live-streamed video of a mass shooting in Boulder, Colorado, has journalistic value and doesn’t violate its rules on violent content.
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These individuals seek livestream videos in an attempt to prove a false flag theory, disprove that the shooting occurred, assert that the government was behind the incident, etc. The shootings have resulted in many demanding these online platforms to do more to prevent hate speech posted on their sites. Conspiracy theory extremism has the potential to feed violence if an individual believes that they need to use an act of force in order to stop what they believe.