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March 15, 2019

"In the hours after the massacre played out on Facebook, the video was copied and re-uploaded hundreds of times to Facebook, YouTube, and Twitter. The tech giants say they are working hard to stop the video being shared, but it's still easily...

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March 15, 2019

"Forty-nine people are dead and 20 more injured after terrorist attacks on two New Zealand mosques Friday. One of the alleged shooters is a white man who appears to have announced the attack on the anonymous-troll message board 8chan. By morning on...

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March 15, 2019

"The spread of the footage from attacks that left 49 people dead provides the latest illustration of how digital platforms that enable anyone with a smartphone to instantaneously reach an audience of millions can be wielded by terrorist and hate...

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March 15, 2019

"Facebook said it 'quickly' removed a live video from the suspected gunman in twin mosque shootings in Christchurch that killed at least 49 people. But the livestream lasting some 17 minutes, according to some reports, was shared repeatedly on...

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March 15, 2019

"A gunman who killed 49 people at two New Zealand mosques live-streamed the attacks on Facebook for 17 minutes using an app designed for extreme sports enthusiasts, with copies still being shared on social media hours later. The live footage of...

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March 15, 2019

“Facebook, YouTube and Twitter are struggling to halt the spread of horrific footage that appears to show a massacre at a mosque in New Zealand as it was taking place. One of the shooters appears to have livestreamed the attack on Facebook (FB). The...

Press Release

March 15, 2019

CEP Condemns Terror Attack in New Zealand

CEP Executive Director David Ibsen released a statement today in response to shootings at two mosques in New Zealand that read in part: "The attack on New Zealand Muslims today is a shocking and disgraceful act of terror. Once again, it has been...

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March 15, 2019

CEP President Fran Townsend on CBSN Live

CEP President Fran Townsend discusses the New Zealand attacker's white supremacist manifesto.

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March 15, 2019

CEP Senior Research Analyst Josh Lipowsky on Inside Edition

CEP's senior research analyst Josh Lipowsky highlights the role social media plays in the spread of extremist propaganda, following March 15, 2019 attacks on two mosques in New Zealand.

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March 15, 2019

CEP CEO Mark Wallace on NBC Nightly News

CEP CEO Ambassador Mark D. Wallace talks tech platform failure to stop spread of New Zealand mosque attacks video.

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Extremists: Their Words. Their Actions.

Fact:

On April 3, 2017, the day Vladimir Putin was due to visit the city, a suicide bombing was carried out in the St. Petersburg metro, killing 15 people and injuring 64. An al-Qaeda affiliate, Imam Shamil Battalion, claimed responsibility. 

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