The attack on the supermarket in Buffalo, New York, that killed 10 people was live-streamed on the platform.
We are devastated to hear about the shooting that took place in Buffalo, New York. Our hearts go out to the community. The zero-tolerance policy against violence of any kind is in place and works quickly to respond to all incidents. The user has been indefinitely suspended from our service, and we are taking all appropriate action, including monitoring for any accounts rebroadcasting this content.
The company said the livestream was taken down within two minutes of the start of the violence.
An 18-year-old white man opened fire at a Tops grocery store on Saturday in a racially motivated attack. Buffalo police commissioner Joseph Gramaglia said that of the 13 people shot, 11 were black and two were white.
The man in the tactical helmet live-streamed the attack using a camera.
The suspect will be charged with first-degree murder and will be in court by Saturday night.
The incident was not the first time that a mass shooting was live-streamed. Thousands of people watched a live-stream of a shooting at a synagogue in Germany before it was taken down.
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