Facebook says only 4,000 users viewed original NZ shooter livestream
Less than 200 people were watching during the assailant's live broadcast, according to the social network, none of who reported it.
Facebook says the first user report came in 29 minutes after the 17-minute live video started, which was 12 minutes after the livestream ended.
Meanwhile, New Zealand ISPs including Vodafone, Spark and Vocus were forced to block access at the DNS level to websites that didn't respond to takedown requests.
Together they cut off controversial messageboards such as 4chan and 8chan .
Worse still, mainstream media like The Daily Mail and Sky News Australia ran excerpts from the shooter's Facebook livestream, forcing Sky New Zealand to pull the latter off air.
But it's facing a chorus of condemnation from lawmakers worldwide, who've grown tired of its meek attempts at self-regulation. Germany has already set penalties for social media sites that fail to swiftly remove harmful content and the UK is following suit.Though Facebook is pumping more money and manpower into its moderation systems, this latest failure will only result in more scrutiny of its reviews process.
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