Critics of Big Tech say social media platforms aren’t doing enough to take down mass shooters’ screeds and similar content supporting such violence, which experts and law enforcement worry can lead to “copycat” shootings. — AFP
Big Tech companies like Facebook, Twitter and YouTube have content moderation policies warning users against uploading or posting “extremist” or “hateful” content. Every day, tech companies’ algorithms flag posts and videos and tweets, some of which are taken down for violating those policies.
In response to the recent El Paso, Texas and Dayton, Ohio shootings, US President Donald Trump called for a violent extremism summit with social media companies, which convened on Aug 9.
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