New Zealand Shooting

YouTube has worked to block certain videos from ever showing up on its site for years

The self-avowed white supremacist targeted Muslims and posted a rambling "manifesto" online before the attack detailing his extremist beliefs

The bill needs only the approval of New Zealand's governor general, a formality, before becoming law on Friday

The council said it was suing the French branches of the two tech giants for broadcasting a message with violent content abetting terrorism

Al Noor was handed back to the local Muslim community on Saturday and began allowing small groups onto its grounds around midday

Violence driven by Islamophobia requires "genuine, comprehensive and systematic measures to address this affliction," ministers from the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation said

The government placed a ban on the sale, transfer, possession, manufacture, and importation of all automatic and most semi-automatic rifles and shotguns

Social media giant pushes back on the idea of time delays for live videos, but says it will re-examine its procedures and expand the categories for accelerated review

The government of New Zealand will amend the gun laws with Prime Minister Adern expecting to have the new legislation in place by April 11

Australian-born 28-year-old Brenton Tarrant stood in the dock wearing handcuffs and a white prison smock, as the judge read a single murder charge against him.

Jacinda Ardern said the gunman, 28-year-old Australian Brenton Tarrant, obtained a "Category A" gun licence in November 2017 and began purchasing the five weapons used in Friday's attacks in the south

A gunman who killed 49 people at two New Zealand mosques live-streamed the attacks on Facebook for 17 minutes using an app designed for extreme sports enthusiasts

Both platforms have made public statements about their efforts at moderation.

All tools for hate detection have a margin of error. The designers have to decide how many false negatives and false positives they are happy with

Sonderby says in a blog post that Facebook removed the video "within minutes'" of being contacted by police

Australian Brenton Tarrant, 28, a suspected white supremacist, was charged with murder on Saturday

Investigators had said that the teenager was so far not believed to be directly involved in his attacks

The company said it is also removing all edited versions of the video

A day after the attack, Ardern led a multi-party group to visit grieving families and Muslim community members

A horrific video shot by the gunmen who carried out the mosque massacre was livestreamed on Facebook before being removed by the company