Hospital officials confirmed that one of these victims was the shooter.

MedStar spokeswoman Macara Trusty confirmed that one person died at the scene of the shooting, and one person died en route to the hospital. Twitter didn't immediately respond to a request for comment.Three people were killed after a shooting took place at the West Freeway Church of Christ located in White Settlement, Texas. 'Studies have shown that mass killings inspire copycats - and you must do everything within your power to ensure that the notoriety garnered by a viral video on your platforms does not inspire the next act of violence.'Ī Facebook representative confirmed that the company will 'brief the committee soon.' A YouTube representative pointed to a statement regarding the removal of videos and accounts 'created to promote or glorify the shooter,' but didn't specifically address whether it will meet with the House Homeland Security Committee.Ī Microsoft representative said the company received the chairman's letter 'and we're ready to work with him, the committee and with others to address the issues he raises.' 'I must emphasize how critically important it is for you to prioritize the removal of this sort of sensitive, violent content,' Thompson wrote. But Thompson said the New Zealand shooting demonstrates how a terrorist still managed to use the sites to share a violent video. In 2017, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and Microsoft launched a joint forum to remove extremist content from their platforms. If the companies aren't willing to do this, Thompson continues, Congress will consider policies to ensure terrorist content isn't shared on the platforms, which includes looking at examples set by other nations.

'Your companies must prioritize responding to these toxic and violent ideologies with resources and attention.'

'It is clear from the recent pattern of horrific mass violence and thwarted attempts at mass violence - here and abroad - that this is not merely an American issue but a global one,' Thompson wrote in the letter addressed to Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki, Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey and Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella. 🚨 NEWS 🚨 After the #NZMosqueShootings, & the shooter's concurrent live-stream of the attacks, Chairman wrote to tech CEOs urging them to prioritize immediate removal of violent terrorist content, including that of far-right, domestic terrorists.įull letter 👇🏽 /kyWiPjiZNM- House Homeland Security Committee March 19, 2019

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