“New Zealand Police alerted us to a video on Facebook shortly after the livestream commenced and we removed both the shooter’s Facebook account and the video. In a statement, a spokesperson for Facebook New Zealand, Mia Garlick, said the footage was quickly taken down. In New Zealand, commentators expressed concern that the horror would sow deep divisions in a society that has largely avoided the polarizations that have spread elsewhere.Ī police officer secures the area in front of the Masjid al Noor mosque.
The brazen nature of of the broadcast, and the tech companies’ failure to prevent its proliferation online, raised profound questions about the nature of internet radicalization. We are working to have any footage removed,” New Zealand police said. “We would strongly urge that the (video) link not be shared. Police said they were aware of a video shared online and broadcast live during the attack, which apparently shows a gunman walking into a mosque and opening fire. But in a social media post just before the shooting began, an account believed to be linked to the gunman posted a link to an 87-page manifesto that was filled with anti-immigrant, anti-Muslim ideas and explanations for an attack. Two of those people were armed at the scene of the shooting, but one of them was likely "not related" to the attack, authorities said.Īustralian Prime Minister Scott Morrison also confirmed to media that one of the four people arrested was an Australian-born citizen.Attack apparently broadcast live on social mediaĪuthorities declined to discuss the potential motives behind the attack. Police also arrested three other people in connection with the massacre, including two men and one woman. Twitter and Facebook have suspended Tarrant's accounts. The day before the shooting, a racist, anti-Muslim manifesto claiming responsibility for the shooting was posted on Tarrant's Twitter account. Account icon An icon in the shape of a person's head and shoulders.
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