according to Read more at USA Today. The moratorium would serve as "a time out" to help Facebook figure out how to prevent people from using it "as a platform to release their anger, their fears and their foolishness," Jackson told USA Today. USA Today reports that Jackson, Cook County Commissioner Richard Boykin and Chicago activist Father Michael Pfleger stood in front of Facebook's Chicago offices on Friday to seek a meeting on the issue. In the meantime, the video was shared with untold numbers of viewers who watched and shared the horrific content. The video of the Easter Sunday murder of Godwin was allegedly reported to Facebook but it took almost two hours for staff to disable Stephens' account.
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"So when 14- or 15-year-olds are on Facebook or Facebook Live wielding guns around, which is illegal, why is that not immediately shut down?" "I appreciate when Facebook puts out statements of sympathy when somebody has been raped, shot or killed on Facebook Live, but sympathy is not good enough. Commissioner Boykin has also asked Facebook to prevent the videos from being shared to third parties other than law enforcement. Pfleger, Commissioner Boykin, Rev. Jackson and others, including law enforcement, stood in front of Facebook's Chicago offices and called for a 30-day moratorium on Facebook Live.Commissioner Boykin has sent a letter to Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, while Rev.
Jesse Jackson and officials in the Chicago area are calling on Facebook to drop its Live function for 30 days, in the wake of the murder of Cleveland grandfather Robert Godwin, whose shooting was broadcast on the social network. "The moratorium is ... an opportunity for tech companies, elected officials, law enforcement, community based organizations and civil rights advocates and others," Jackson said. The moratorium would serve as "a time out" to help Facebook figure out how to prevent people from using it "as a platform to release their anger, their fears and their foolishness," Jackson told USA TODAY. Godwin murder suspect Steve Stephens had announced on Facebook that he was going to kill someone, then posted video of him shooting Godwin, 74, on the street. All three stood in front of Facebook's Chicago offices on Friday to seek a meeting on the issue.
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Facebook Live moratorium called for by Commissioner Boykin, Rev. Jackson, Fr. Pflager
"So when 14- or 15-year-olds are on Facebook or Facebook Live wielding guns around, which is illegal, why is that not immediately shut down?" "I appreciate when Facebook puts out statements of sympathy when somebody has been raped, shot or killed on Facebook Live, but sympathy is not good enough. Commissioner Boykin has also asked Facebook to prevent the videos from being shared to third parties other than law enforcement. Pfleger, Commissioner Boykin, Rev. Jackson and others, including law enforcement, stood in front of Facebook's Chicago offices and called for a 30-day moratorium on Facebook Live.Commissioner Boykin has sent a letter to Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, while Rev.
Jesse Jackson and officials in the Chicago area are calling on Facebook to drop its Live function for 30 days, in the wake of the murder of Cleveland grandfather Robert Godwin, whose shooting was broadcast on the social network. "The moratorium is ... an opportunity for tech companies, elected officials, law enforcement, community based organizations and civil rights advocates and others," Jackson said. The moratorium would serve as "a time out" to help Facebook figure out how to prevent people from using it "as a platform to release their anger, their fears and their foolishness," Jackson told USA TODAY. Godwin murder suspect Steve Stephens had announced on Facebook that he was going to kill someone, then posted video of him shooting Godwin, 74, on the street. All three stood in front of Facebook's Chicago offices on Friday to seek a meeting on the issue.
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