The horrifying 17-minute video streamed live on his Facebook shows the 28-year-old Australian firing more than 100 shots from multiple rifles at those inside. Though Facebook took the video off the assailant's page 12 minutes after the livestream ended, it spread quickly as people shared and re-edited the footage, making it harder for the company's systems to block it. Brenton Tarrant allegedly entered the Al Noor Mosque in Christchurch about 1.30pm on Friday during afternoon prayers and opened fire. The social media company came under sharp criticism for not taking the video down fast enough and for letting it be circulated across the internet and uploaded to other platforms like YouTube.įacebook has said the original video, in which the alleged gunman killed 50 people in two mosques in Christchurch, had an audience of about 200 people during the 17 minutes of live broadcast.
is considering placing restrictions on who can post live videos in the wake of a shooting in New Zealand earlier this month that was filmed and disseminated in real time. Facebook came under sharp criticism for not taking the Christchurch mosque shooting video down quicker. The shooting suspect carefully modeled his attack for an internet age, as he live-streamed the killing of 50 people at two mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand.
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