Facebook pledges to continue combating hate speech on its platform
Facebook said on its website that "Our
Community Standards prohibit terrorist and hate groups of all kinds. This
includes more than 200 white supremacist organizations globally, whose content
we are removing through proactive detection technology."
"As we posted earlier this week, we removed the
attacker’s video within minutes of the New Zealand Police’s outreach to us, and
in the aftermath, we have people working on the ground with authorities. We
will continue to support them in every way we can. In light of the active
investigation, police have asked us not to share certain details."
The video was viewed fewer than 200 times during the
live broadcast, Facebook said.
No users reported the video during the live
broadcast, it added.
Including the views during the live broadcast, the
video was viewed about 4,000 times in total before being removed from Facebook
, it said.
