Internet companies are scrambling to remove graphic video filmed by a gunman in the New Zealand mosque shootings that was widely available on social media for hours after the horrific attack.
Facebook said it took down a live stream of the shootings and removed the shooter's Facebook and Instagram accounts after being alerted by police.
Using what appeared to be a helmet‑mounted camera, the gunman live streamed in horrifying detail 17 minutes of the attack on worshippers at the Al Noor Mosque, where at least 41 people died.
Several more worshippers were killed at a second mosque a short time later.
The shooter also left a 74‑page manifesto that he posted on social media, identifying himself as a white nationalist who was out to avenge attacks in Europe perpetrated by Muslims.
[Source: TVNZ]
