Buffalo shooting: New York to investigate social media’s ‘bone-chilling’ role – By BBC newsroom (BBC) / May 18, 2022
New York state’s top prosecutor has launched an investigation into the role social media companies played in Saturday’s mass shooting in Buffalo.
The inquiry will look at the extent that social platforms were “used to stream, promote, or plan the event”, the attorney general’s office said.
The state’s governor has argued tech firms share some blame for the attack.
Critics say the companies were too slow to remove the alleged gunman’s violent posts.
Announcing the investigation on Wednesday, Attorney General Letitia James said: “The terror attack in Buffalo has once again revealed the depths and danger of the online forums that spread and promote hate.”
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