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.
CEP CEO Ambassador Mark D. Wallace discusses the responsibilities of social media platforms in the aftermath of the of the New Zealand mosque shootings. "Sadly this is not a new problem... What is shocking is that it took the social media companies 17 minutes to take it down and the technology exists, that they claim that they have, to remove any uploads of any video or photographs of this material instantaneously... I think there are some really hard questions that have to be posed to social media companies, because as far as I'm concerned, they have a real responsibility in this action. I am not accusing them of perpetrating these horrible acts, but these platforms have been weaponized, they have known about them being weaponized for a long time and they are not doing enough."
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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