German shooter video stays online despite crackdown


  • TECH
  • Thursday, 10 Oct 2019

People mourning outside the synagogue in Halle, Germany on Oct 10, 2019, after two people were killed in a shooting. Roughly 24 hours after the attack, video and links to an anti-Semitic 'manifesto' published a week earlier by the gunman were also still available online using a simple keyword search on popular anonymous online forum 4chan. — Reuters

HONG KONG: Video of a deadly shooting in Germany was easily accessible on 4chan, BitChute and other sites Oct 10, attracting tens of thousands of views, despite efforts by tech companies to curb the spread of violent content.

Roughly 24 hours after the attack, video and links to an anti-Semitic "manifesto" published a week earlier by the gunman were also still available online using a simple keyword search on popular anonymous online forum 4chan.

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