"NPR" said : Murder Video Again Raises Questions About How Facebook Handles Content

as declared in Murder video Again Raises Questions About How Facebook Handles ContentEnlarge this image toggle caption Noah Berger/AP Noah Berger/APVideo of a murder uploaded to Facebook this week upset many users, especially since it took Facebook two hours to take it down. Keller says Facebook isn't actually under legal obligation to keep anything up or to take down a video of a crime. The company has three ways of monitoring content: There are the users — like the ones who flagged the murder videos from Cleveland. "Our hearts go out to the family and friends of Robert Godwin Sr.," said Zuckerberg, referring to the man whose murder was posted on Facebook. But the incident illustrates a dilemma for the company as it becomes an open platform for both recorded and livestreamed video.


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A Murder Posted on Facebook Prompts Outrage and Questions Over Responsibility


A Murder Posted on Facebook Prompts Outrage and Questions Over Responsibility
Advertisement Continue reading the main storyInitiatives such as Facebook Live have been embraced by Facebook users and advertisers. In February, two radio journalists in the Dominican Republic were fatally shot during a Facebook Live broadcast. In recent weeks, Google 's YouTube has been scrutinized for posting advertising next to racist video content, while Twitter contends with hate speech almost daily. The police originally said that Mr. Stephens had broadcast the shooting on Facebook Live, but Facebook said that while he had posted a live video at some point on Sunday, the shooting itself was not live. Mr. Stephens's video on Facebook, which lasts about a minute, shows a driver pulling up to an older man on a sidewalk.

Murder Video Again Raises Questions About How Facebook Handles Content
video of a murder uploaded to Facebook this week upset many users, especially since it took Facebook two hours to take it down. Keller says Facebook isn't actually under legal obligation to keep anything up or to take down a video of a crime. Facebook took something down and we wish they hadn't.' "Keller points to an incident last year when Facebook took down a post of an iconic Vietnam War photo of a naked girl running from a napalm attack. The company has three ways of monitoring content: There are the users — like the ones who flagged the murder videos from Cleveland.


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