YouTube and Facebook Active Removal of New Zealand Viral Video ShootingByNitish Singh-March 15, 2019.990 The incident saw a racist person take nearly 50 lives while the attack was being carried out live. Owing to its violent nature, social media platforms like YouTube and Facebook try to keep the 17-minute video away from the public eyes. Earlier today, a tragic incident in New Zealand saw at least 49 lives taken and 20 others wounded by a gunman. The incident took place at Christchurch and the person responsible for the attack live streaming everything that was happening using a GoPro camera. Local law enforcement authorities had alerted Facebook and YouTube to the incident soon after the shooting began broadcasting online. The recordings of the gunman as well as its social media accounts were disabled. A New Zealand Facebook spokesperson revealed that the social media platform is deleting all ‘ praise or support for the crime or the gunman or shooter. ‘ Four people were arrested following the shooting that involves the 28-year-old shooter along with three other suspects. Authorities are aware that video relating to the incident in Christchurch circulated online is extremely distressing. We’d strongly urge you not to share the link. We are working on getting some video deleted. Brenton Tarrant’s alleged gunman went online, and his social media accounts contained photos of his guns along with a document of his actions. The manifesto revealed he was trying to form a narrative around the incident today involving games like Fortnite and the Dragon Spyro. The shooting manifesto is racist, and refers to a theory of Neo-Nazi conspiracy, a white supremacist symbol, and more. Although prejudice is real in the manifesto, the shooter has deliberately used buzzwords, making it popular on sites such as YouTube and Facebook. Our hearts are broken in New Zealand over today’s terrible tragedy. Please know that we are diligent in eliminating any violent videos. YouTube (@YouTube) 15 March 2019 In the live stream, the gunman even requested his viewers to subscribe to Pewdiepie. Pewdiepie is Felix Kjellberg’s alias, a popular YouTube content maker. Kjellberg spoke out on Twitter against the shooting and gave its condolences to the victims and their families. Many hackers have already tried to promote the YouTube channel for Pewdiepie using illegal means like malware attacks.