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The Associated Press reports:
Two top New York state officials on Tuesday called on lawmakers to outlaw the creation of videos of homicides, citing the viral spread across the internet of footage livestreamed by a gunman as he killed Black shoppers and workers during a racist mass shooting at a Buffalo supermarket.
Attorney General Letitia James and Gov. Kathy Hochul, both Democrats, recommended state legislation that would both criminalize graphic images or videos created by a killer and create “significant” civil penalties for online platforms that don’t take “reasonable steps” to stop such recordings from being circulated.
The recommendations are contained in a report examining the role of online platforms in the May 14 attack at a Tops Friendly Market in which 10 people died.
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We found that:
-Fringe online platforms, like 4chan, radicalized the shooter.
– Livestreaming platforms, like Twitch, were weaponized to promote this violent act of terror and encourage copycat attacks.
– Online platforms allow hateful, extremist views to rapidly spread.
— NY AG James (@NewYorkStateAG) October 18, 2022
We’re calling for action with @GovKathyHochul to combat this extremism and violence:
– New York and other states must pass laws that criminalize graphic images or videos created by a person carrying out an attack and penalize resharing or reposting that same content.
— NY AG James (@NewYorkStateAG) October 18, 2022
– Federal laws must change to require companies to take steps to prevent violent criminal content from being shared on their platforms.
– Companies need to identify and stop violence from being livestreamed before it can be shared.
Read our full report: https://t.co/KKKa1PsWJn
— NY AG James (@NewYorkStateAG) October 18, 2022
Extremist, dangerous content is rapidly spreading online, and social media platforms must take action to address it.
This hate-fueled terror attack took 10 innocent Black lives in Buffalo, and we cannot wait for another tragedy to take action.
— NY AG James (@NewYorkStateAG) October 18, 2022